Texas School Rankings 2019: Housfon Analysis children at R1 sk Houston Public School Demographics Asian Black Hispanic White Other Special Education English Language Learners Economically Disadvantaged 7% 18% 49% 24% 3% 8% 22% 56% Over half of Houston public school students live in economically disadvantaged circumstances and nearly 1-in-5 are English Language Learners. Elementary Total Schools = 905 Middle Total Schools = 322 High Total Schools = 197 A B 14% 28% 19% 23% 30% 28% C D 26% 24% 30% 20% F 8% 15% 19% 6% 10% Overall, there are more A and B schools in Houston than D or F schools, but there is still room for significant improvement. Grade Change Over Time – Houston Elementary Schools 50% 45% 46% 43% 42% 41% 40% 35% % of Schools Receiving D or F Grades State 34% 32% 30% 25% 2016 % of Schools Receiving A or B Grades Houston % of Schools Receiving D or F Grades Houston 28% 20% % of Schools Receiving A or B Grades State 2017 2018 2019 Grade Change Over Time – Houston Middle Schools 50% 49% 45% 44% 40% 35% 30% % of Schools Receiving A or B Grades State 42% 38% % of Schools Receiving D or F Grades State 34% % of Schools Receiving A or B Grades Houston 30% 25% 26% 20% 21% 2016 2017 2018 2019 % of Schools Receiving D or F Grades Houston Grade Change Over Time – Houston High Schools 55% 51% 50% 45% 40% 47% 43% 42% % of Schools Receiving D or F Grades State 39% 35% 30% % of Schools Receiving A or B Grades Houston 31% 28% 26% 25% 20% 2016 % of Schools Receiving A or B Grades State 2017 2018 2019 % of Schools Receiving D or F Grades Houston Comparison of Regional Grade Changes Since 2016 Increase in Schools Receiving Decline in Schools Receiving A’s or B’s D’s or F’s Rio Grande Valley -29% -31% +29% +28% Other -24% Statewide North TX +14% +15% -16% -21% -21% Houston San Antonio Central TX +13% +12% -14% +11% +9% -13% -11% -11% -11% -11% +4% -8% +5% +3% -3% +3% -4% 2016 Baseline +9% All Schools High-Poverty Schools School District DEVERS EL DEVERS ISD SPRING BRANCH ACADEMIC INSTITUTE SPRING BRANCH ISD RUMMEL CREEK EL SPRING BRANCH ISD CREEKSIDE FOREST EL TOMBALL ISD POPE EL CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD T H ROGERS SCHOOL HOUSTON ISD HORN EL HOUSTON ISD BESS CAMPBELL EL LAMAR CISD WEST UNIVERSITY EL HOUSTON ISD COMMONWEALTH EL FORT BEND ISD Top 10 Elementary Schools in Houston School District SPRING BRANCH ACADEMIC INSTITUTE SPRING BRANCH ISD CORNERSTONE ACADEMY SPRING BRANCH ISD T H ROGERS SCHOOL HOUSTON ISD PROJECT CHRYSALIS MIDDLE HOUSTON ISD MANDARIN IMMERSION MAGNET SCHOOL HOUSTON ISD FORT SETTLEMENT MIDDLE FORT BEND ISD LANIER MIDDLE HOUSTON ISD HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - SUGAR LAND HARMONY SCHOOL OF SCIENCE - SUGAR LAND HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - KATY HARMONY SCHOOL OF SCIENCE - KATY SEVEN LAKES J H KATY ISD Top 10 Middle Schools in Houston School District DEBAKEY H S FOR HEALTH PROF HOUSTON ISD KERR H S ALIEF ISD EASTWOOD ACADEMY HOUSTON ISD CARNEGIE VANGUARD H S HOUSTON ISD ALIEF EARLY COLLEGE H S ALIEF ISD EAST EARLY COLLEGE H S HOUSTON ISD CLEAR HORIZONS EARLY COLLEGE H S CLEAR CREEK ISD CHALLENGE EARLY COLLEGE H S HOUSTON ISD SPRING EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY SPRING ISD YES PREP - SOUTHWEST YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC Top 10 High Schools in Houston Schools of Choice children at R1 sk Houston Charter School Performance Though many charter schools are successful, more than 1-in-3 charters serving predominantly low-income students are low-performing. 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% All Charter Schools High Quality (A or B) Charter Schools Serving Low-Income Students Low Quality (D or F) School District KIPP SHINE PREP KIPP INC CHARTER KIPP SHARP COLLEGE PREP KIPP INC CHARTER KIPP CONNECT PRI KIPP INC CHARTER TEXAS SERENITY ACADEMY TEXAS SERENITY ACADEMY AMIGOS POR VIDA-FRIENDS FOR LIFE CHARTER S AMIGOS POR VIDA-FRIENDS FOR LIFE PUB CHTR ACCELERATED INTERDISCIPLINARY ACADEMY ACCELERATED INTERMEDIATE ACADEMY HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXPLORATION- HOUSTON HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY (HOUSTON) KIPP EXPLORE ACADEMY KIPP INC CHARTER KIPP DREAM PREP KIPP INC CHARTER ARROW ACADEMY - LIBERATION ACADEMY ARROW ACADEMY Top 10 Charter Elementary Schools serving predominantly low-income students in Houston School District TEXAS SERENITY ACADEMY TEXAS SERENITY ACADEMY KIPP GULFTON MIDDLE KIPP INC CHARTER KIPP ACADEMY MIDDLE KIPP INC CHARTER AMIGOS POR VIDA-FRIENDS FOR LIFE CHARTER S AMIGOS POR VIDA-FRIENDS FOR LIFE PUB CHTR KIPP SHARPSTOWN COLLEGE PREPARATORY KIPP INC CHARTER HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - HOUSTON HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY (HOUSTON) SER-NINOS CHARTER MIDDLE SER-NINOS CHARTER SCHOOL KIPP ACADEMY WEST MIDDLE KIPP INC CHARTER KIPP INTREPID PREPARATORY SCHOOL KIPP INC CHARTER STEP CHARTER EL STEP CHARTER SCHOOL Top 10 Charter Middle Schools serving predominantly low-income students in Houston School District EASTWOOD ACADEMY HOUSTON ISD EAST EARLY COLLEGE H S HOUSTON ISD NORTH HOUSTON EARLY COLLEGE H S HOUSTON ISD YES PREP - GULFTON YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC KIPP HOUSTON H S KIPP INC CHARTER MOUNT CARMEL ACADEMY HOUSTON ISD RAUL YZAGUIRRE SCHOOL FOR SUCCESS HOUSTON TSTEM AND EARLY COLLEGE H S RAUL YZAGUIRRE SCHOOL FOR SUCCESS ENERGIZED FOR STEM ACADEMY CENTRAL H S HOUSTON ISD ODYSSEY ACADEMY - GALVESTON ODYSSEY ACADEMY INC KIPP NORTHEAST COLLEGE PREPARATORY KIPP INC CHARTER Top 10 Charter High Schools serving predominantly low-income students in Houston Houston Magnet School Performance Though some magnet schools are successful, only 3-in 10 magnets serving predominantly low-income students are high-performing. 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% All Magnet Schools High Quality (A or B) Magnet Schools Serving Low-Income Students Low Quality (D or F) School District BURBANK EL HOUSTON ISD CARRILLO EL HOUSTON ISD ATHERTON EL HOUSTON ISD WINDSOR VILLAGE EL HOUSTON ISD PATTERSON EL HOUSTON ISD ROOSEVELT EL HOUSTON ISD HERRERA EL HOUSTON ISD MORGAN EL MAGNET SCHOOL GALVESTON ISD LANTRIP EL HOUSTON ISD CRESPO EL HOUSTON ISD Top 10 Magnet Elementary Schools serving predominantly low-income students in Houston School District BURBANK MIDDLE HOUSTON ISD STEVENSON MIDDLE HOUSTON ISD HAMILTON MIDDLE HOUSTON ISD Top Magnet Middle Schools serving predominantly low-income students in Houston School District EASTWOOD ACADEMY HOUSTON ISD ALIEF EARLY COLLEGE H S ALIEF ISD EAST EARLY COLLEGE H S HOUSTON ISD NORTH HOUSTON EARLY COLLEGE H S HOUSTON ISD VICTORY EARLY COLLEGE H S ALDINE ISD LONG ACADEMY HOUSTON ISD JONES FUTURES ACADEMY HOUSTON ISD MOUNT CARMEL ACADEMY HOUSTON ISD RAUL YZAGUIRRE SCHOOL FOR SUCCESS HOUSTON T-STEM AND EARLY COLLEGE H S RAUL YZAGUIRRE SCHOOL FOR SUCCESS ENERGIZED FOR STEM ACADEMY CENTRAL H S HOUSTON ISD Top 10 Magnet High Schools serving predominantly low-income students in Houston Gold Ribbon Schools OTher Anolyses children at R1 sk Performance of Schools Compared to Economic Disadvantage Schools in the Rio Grande Valley are the most successful, despite serving a more economically disadvantaged student population. 43% State 58% 56% Rio Grande Valley 48% North Texas 45% Houston 86% 53% 56% 43% 44% Central Texas 39% Other 35% San Antonio % A/B Schools 63% 59% % Economically Disadvantaged Gold Ribbon* Growth Over Time Overall, the proportion of eligible high schools achieving Gold Ribbon distinction has decreased in recent years, while the proportion of eligible middle schools achieving Gold Ribbon distinction has seen no growth. 30% 25% *Gold Ribbon Schools have 75% or more of their student body living in economically disadvantaged circumstances and receive an A or B in CHILDREN AT RISK’s annual school rankings. 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% 2016 2017 Elementary 2018 Middle High 2019 Top Gold Ribbon* Districts in Texas Some schools districts, especially those in the Rio Grande Valley and elsewhere along the border, are especially adept at supporting lowincome students’ academic achievement. District % Gold Ribbon of Eligible Schools Edinburg CISD 76% United ISD 69% Brownsville ISD 64% Socorro ISD 63% Laredo ISD 58% Mission CISD 53% Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD 53% Harlingen CISD 53% La Joya ISD 52% Ysleta ISD 51% *Gold Ribbon Schools have 75% or more of their student body living in economically disadvantaged circumstances and receive an A or B in CHILDREN AT RISK’s annual school rankings. School District FIELD EL HOUSTON ISD PARK PLACE EL HOUSTON ISD LYONS EL HOUSTON ISD DE CHAUMES EL HOUSTON ISD DEANDA EL HOUSTON ISD HAIRGROVE EL CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD TAYLOR RAY EL LAMAR CISD MEADOR EL PASADENA ISD JACKSON EL LAMAR CISD LA PORTE EL LA PORTE ISD Top 10 Gold Ribbon Elementary Schools in Houston School District MILLER INT PASADENA ISD PILGRIM ACADEMY HOUSTON ISD CUNNINGHAM MIDDLE GALENA PARK ISD SOUTH HOUSTON INT PASADENA ISD WASHINGTON J H CONROE ISD HAMBRICK MIDDLE ALDINE ISD O'DONNELL MIDDLE ALIEF ISD STOVALL MIDDLE ALDINE ISD Top Gold Ribbon Middle Schools in Houston ma Wax molOOr GU Student Mobility and School Grades Student mobility measures inconsistency in student enrollment/attendance. A school with high student mobility has many students who have moved in or out during the school year, or who are chronically absent. Some schools across Texas have found success with highly mobile student populations, but, in general, as mobility increases, school grades tend to go down. Student Mobility and School Grades Statewide 75% of schools with low student mobility achieved an A or B grade, compared to only 18% of schools with the highest student mobility rates. Bottom Mobility Quartile 3rd Mobility Quartile 2nd Mobility Quartile % A Schools % B Schools % D Schools % C Schools % F Schools Top Mobility Quartile