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Challenge Early College High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

5601 West Loop South

Houston TX, 77081, Harris County

Phone: 713-664-9712

Ranking:

(42 out of 1,337, top 3%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Houston Independent School District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	19		22		19		19		20		21		20
Total Students:	450		458		455		444		445		412		406
Grade 9:	122	27.1%	123	26.9%	124	27.3%	115	25.9%	119	26.7%	113	27.4%	123	30.3%
Grade 10:	121	26.9%	122	26.6%	118	25.9%	124	27.9%	115	25.8%	102	24.8%	81	20.0%
Grade 11:	111	24.7%	110	24.0%	104	22.9%	115	25.9%	112	25.2%	114	27.7%	131	32.3%
Grade 12:	96	21.3%	103	22.5%	109	24.0%	90	20.3%	99	22.2%	83	20.1%	71	17.5%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	204	45.3%	206	45.0%	199	43.7%	195	43.9%	187	42.0%	166	40.3%	173	42.6%
Female:	246	54.7%	252	55.0%	256	56.3%	249	56.1%	250	56.2%	238	57.8%	229	56.4%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	0.5%	2	0.5%
Asian:	13	2.9%	19	4.1%	17	3.7%	17	3.8%	21	4.7%	20	4.9%	18	4.4%
Hispanic:	321	71.3%	317	69.2%	301	66.2%	271	61.0%	268	60.2%	227	55.1%	211	52.0%
Black:	53	11.8%	55	12.0%	61	13.4%	75	16.9%	91	20.4%	84	20.4%	86	21.2%
White:	55	12.2%	58	12.7%	63	13.8%	65	14.6%	65	14.6%	79	19.2%	89	21.9%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	8	1.8%	9	2.0%	13	2.9%	16	3.6%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	245	54.4%	228	49.8%	162	35.6%	161	36.3%	165	37.1%	138	33.5%	132	32.5%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	66	14.7%	56	12.2%	49	10.8%	61	13.7%	71	16.0%	85	20.6%	61	15.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	23.61		20.83		23.80		22.80		22.74		20.00		20.70

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR EOC
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	99%	79%	83%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	97%	75%	78%
2012	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	75%	58%	65%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	100%	94%	97%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	100%	84%	87%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	99%	82%	85%
2013	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	99%	76%	84%
2012	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	97%	59%	68%
2013	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	98%	59%	65%
2012	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	90%	47%	55%
2013	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	92%	42%	48%
2013	English II Reading	End of course	% met std	98%	71%	78%
2013	English II Writing	End of course	% met std	93%	45%	52%
2013	English III Reading	End of course	% met std	90%	74%	63%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	100%	96%	98%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	99%	82%	86%
2012	Physics	End of course	% met std	75%	64%	61%
2012	World Geography	End of course	% met std	99%	73%	81%
2013	World Geography	End of course	% met std	99%	71%	75%
2012	World History	End of course	% met std	81%	62%	43%
2013	World History	End of course	% met std	93%	62%	70%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	91%	50%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	69%	44%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	79%	49%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	83%	54%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	82%	57%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	86%	58%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	96%	68%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	97%	71%	N/A
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	97%	66%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	93%	55%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	98%	78%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	93%	75%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	97%	83%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	99%	83%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	100%	87%	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	100%	87%	N/A
2004	Science	10th Grade	% met std	88%	49%	N/A
2005	Science	10th Grade	% met std	64%	37%	N/A
2006	Science	10th Grade	% met std	74%	45%	N/A
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	77%	46%	N/A
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	86%	55%	N/A
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	81%	55%	N/A
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	96%	66%	N/A
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	94%	70%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	97%	80%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	93%	74%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	95%	74%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	96%	80%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	100%	84%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	98%	87%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	100%	90%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	100%	92%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	88%	71%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	91%	69%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	92%	77%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	95%	78%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	100%	80%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	100%	87%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	100%	87%	N/A
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	95%	80%	N/A
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	98%	77%	N/A
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	100%	85%	N/A
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	100%	89%	N/A
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	100%	90%	N/A
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	100%	90%	N/A
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	100%	92%	N/A
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	88%	67%	N/A
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	89%	63%	N/A
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	90%	71%	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	99%	78%	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	100%	83%	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	99%	89%	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	100%	88%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	100%	91%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	96%	90%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	100%	93%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	100%	95%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	100%	96%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	100%	97%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	100%	98%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	80%	44%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	79%	44%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	88%	43%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	77%	48%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	88%	51%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	91%	57%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	93%	64%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	98%	65%	N/A
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	98%	78%	N/A
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	99%	75%	N/A
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	99%	82%	N/A
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	97%	79%	N/A
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	97%	77%	N/A
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	99%	82%	N/A
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	99%	88%	N/A
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	100%	83%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	40.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	60.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	35.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	65.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$44,449.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$29,038.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$52,748.0

* Challenge Early College High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.