Houston Heights Charter SchoolCharter

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Houston Heights High School: N/A

Total students

178

Avg. teacher experience

10.7 years

Houston Heights High School: 10.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

71.2 %

Houston Heights High School: 71.2%

Statewide: 90.3%

Houston Heights Charter School is a charter high school in Houston, TX, in the Houston Heights High School school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 178 students. 100% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 0% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.

In the Class of 2023, 71.2% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 6.4% during the 2022-2023 school year.

The average ACT score was 13.5.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $55,126, which is $7,348 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.7 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

1125 Lawrence St
Houston, TX 77008

Office phone number

(713) 868-9797

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Houston Heights Charter School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

178

African American

32 (18%)

Houston Heights High School: 18%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Houston Heights High School: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

3 (1.7%)

Houston Heights High School: 1.7%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

136 (76.4%)

Houston Heights High School: 76.4%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Houston Heights High School: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

5 (2.8%)

Houston Heights High School: 2.8%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

2 (1.1%)

Houston Heights High School: 1.1%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

18.0%

American Indian

0%

Asian

1.7%

Hispanic

76.4%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

2.8%

Two or more races

1.1%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

100 %

Houston Heights High School: 100%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

86 %

Houston Heights High School: 86%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

0 %

Houston Heights High School: 0%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

100.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

86.0%

Limited Eng. proficiency

0%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

0 %

Houston Heights High School: 0%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Houston Heights High School: 0%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

16.9 %

Houston Heights High School: 16.9%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

0%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

16.9%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2023-2024)

N/A

Houston Heights High School: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Houston Heights High School: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Houston Heights High School: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Houston Heights High School: N/A

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2019-2020 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2023. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

71.2 %

Houston Heights High School: 71.2%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

81.8 %

Houston Heights High School: 81.8%

Statewide: 86.7%

American Indian

N/A

Houston Heights High School: N/A

Statewide: 89.3%

Asian

N/A

Houston Heights High School: N/A

Statewide: 96.9%

Hispanic

66.7 %

Houston Heights High School: 66.7%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Houston Heights High School: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

Masked

Houston Heights High School: Masked

Statewide: 94.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Houston Heights High School: N/A

Statewide: 91.7%

African American

81.8%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

66.7%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

Masked

Two or more races

N/A

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2022-2023 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

6.4 %

Houston Heights High School: 6.4%

Statewide: 2%

African American

3.2 %

Houston Heights High School: 3.2%

Statewide: 3.2%

American Indian

N/A

Houston Heights High School: N/A

Statewide: 2.3%

Asian

Masked

Houston Heights High School: Masked

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

6.7 %

Houston Heights High School: 6.7%

Statewide: 2.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Houston Heights High School: N/A

Statewide: 1.8%

White

Masked

Houston Heights High School: Masked

Statewide: 1%

Two or more races

Masked

Houston Heights High School: Masked

Statewide: 1.7%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

28.9 %

Houston Heights High School: 28.9%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

21.1 %

Houston Heights High School: 21.1%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

N/A

Houston Heights High School: N/A

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

Masked

Houston Heights High School: Masked

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

30.6 %

Houston Heights High School: 30.6%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Houston Heights High School: N/A

Statewide: 23.7%

White

28.6 %

Houston Heights High School: 28.6%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

Masked

Houston Heights High School: Masked

Statewide: 18.7%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2022-2023 school year.

All students

0 %

Houston Heights High School: 0%

Statewide: 24.2%

African American

0 %

Houston Heights High School: 0%

Statewide: 15.9%

American Indian

N/A

Houston Heights High School: N/A

Statewide: 19.8%

Asian

Masked

Houston Heights High School: Masked

Statewide: 61.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Houston Heights High School: 0%

Statewide: 21.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Houston Heights High School: N/A

Statewide: 19.5%

White

0 %

Houston Heights High School: 0%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Houston Heights High School: Masked

Statewide: 26.9%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2022-2023 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

N/A

Houston Heights High School: N/A

Statewide: 53.3%

African American

N/A

Houston Heights High School: N/A

Statewide: 34.1%

American Indian

N/A

Houston Heights High School: N/A

Statewide: 53.6%

Asian

N/A

Houston Heights High School: N/A

Statewide: 79.5%

Hispanic

N/A

Houston Heights High School: N/A

Statewide: 39.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Houston Heights High School: N/A

Statewide: 47.4%

White

N/A

Houston Heights High School: N/A

Statewide: 67%

Two or more races

N/A

Houston Heights High School: N/A

Statewide: 66%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2022-2023, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

N/A

Houston Heights High School: N/A

Statewide: 978

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

13.5

Houston Heights High School: 13.5

Statewide: 19.2

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2022-2023.

Reading

15.8 %

Houston Heights High School: 15.8%

Statewide: 62.8%

Math

9.2 %

Houston Heights High School: 9.2%

Statewide: 54.3%

Reading + Math

6.6 %

Houston Heights High School: 6.6%

Statewide: 48.4%

Reading

15.8%

Math

9.2%

Reading + Math

6.6%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

18.6

African American

7.9 (42.2%)

Houston Heights High School: 42.2%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Houston Heights High School: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Houston Heights High School: 0%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

4.9 (26.5%)

Houston Heights High School: 26.5%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Houston Heights High School: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

5.8 (31.3%)

Houston Heights High School: 31.3%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Houston Heights High School: 0%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

2 (10.6%)

Houston Heights High School: 10.6%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

13.8 (74%)

Houston Heights High School: 74%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

2.9 (15.4%)

Houston Heights High School: 15.4%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Houston Heights High School: 0%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

9.6

Houston Heights High School: 9.6

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

10.7 years

Houston Heights High School: 10.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$55,126

Houston Heights High School: $55,126

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$54,889

Houston Heights High School: $54,889

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$47,339

Houston Heights High School: $47,339

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$53,891

Houston Heights High School: $53,891

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$59,484

Houston Heights High School: $59,484

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$55,941

Houston Heights High School: $55,941

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$82,220

Houston Heights High School: $82,220

Statewide: $74,014

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