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South Houston High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

3820 South Shaver

South Houston TX, 77587, Harris County

Phone: 713-740-0350

Ranking:

(1,185 out of 1,337, bottom 11%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Pasadena 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:	167		161		156		171		166		170		156
Total Students:	2,515		2,520		2,643		2,400		2,518		2,577		2,504
Grade 9:	711	28.3%	732	29.0%	828	31.3%	700	29.2%	762	30.3%	801	31.1%	863	34.5%
Grade 10:	659	26.2%	682	27.1%	627	23.7%	576	24.0%	598	23.7%	649	25.2%	629	25.1%
Grade 11:	638	25.4%	574	22.8%	592	22.4%	568	23.7%	583	23.2%	595	23.1%	510	20.4%
Grade 12:	507	20.2%	532	21.1%	596	22.6%	556	23.2%	575	22.8%	532	20.6%	502	20.0%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	1,350	53.7%	1,304	51.7%	1,362	51.5%	1,231	51.3%	1,278	50.8%	1,288	50.0%	1,265	50.5%
Female:	1,165	46.3%	1,216	48.3%	1,281	48.5%	1,169	48.7%	1,232	48.9%	1,281	49.7%	1,235	49.3%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	4	0.2%	2	0.1%	4	0.2%	5	0.2%	2	0.1%	3	0.1%	1	0.0%
Asian:	26	1.0%	33	1.3%	30	1.1%	26	1.1%	25	1.0%	26	1.0%	19	0.8%
Hispanic:	2,177	86.6%	2,179	86.5%	2,290	86.6%	2,091	87.1%	2,147	85.3%	2,126	82.5%	2,045	81.7%
Black:	221	8.8%	213	8.5%	227	8.6%	188	7.8%	221	8.8%	278	10.8%	262	10.5%
White:	79	3.1%	79	3.1%	77	2.9%	74	3.1%	123	4.9%	144	5.6%	177	7.1%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.0%	1	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	8	0.3%	14	0.6%	14	0.5%	15	0.6%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	1,815	72.2%	1,786	70.9%	1,913	72.4%	217	9.0%	1,739	69.1%	1,662	64.5%	1,362	54.4%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	257	10.2%	259	10.3%	266	10.1%	65	2.7%	355	14.1%	351	13.6%	275	11.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.05		15.67		16.94		14.04		15.16		15.10		16.10

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR EOC
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	67%	81%	83%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	75%	81%	78%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	99%	99%	97%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	91%	88%	87%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	92%	87%	85%
2013	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	91%	95%	84%
2012	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	50%	59%	68%
2013	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	53%	59%	65%
2012	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	33%	43%	55%
2013	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	33%	38%	48%
2012	English II Reading	End of course	% met std	56%	56%	61%
2013	English II Reading	End of course	% met std	70%	74%	78%
2012	English II Writing	End of course	% met std	26%	30%	46%
2013	English II Writing	End of course	% met std	34%	42%	52%
2013	English III Reading	End of course	% met std	41%	41%	63%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	97%	97%	98%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	83%	87%	86%
2012	Physics	End of course	% met std	39%	55%	61%
2013	U.S. History	End of course	% met std	53%	54%	73%
2012	World Geography	End of course	% met std	76%	76%	81%
2013	World Geography	End of course	% met std	73%	74%	75%
2013	World History	End of course	% met std	70%	71%	70%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	48%	63%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	58%	62%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	47%	51%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	53%	54%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	50%	55%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	52%	56%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	67%	67%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	74%	70%	N/A
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	72%	75%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	69%	76%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	81%	85%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	78%	83%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	80%	84%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	78%	84%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	85%	88%	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	89%	90%	N/A
2004	Science	10th Grade	% met std	50%	63%	N/A
2005	Science	10th Grade	% met std	46%	54%	N/A
2006	Science	10th Grade	% met std	44%	52%	N/A
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	40%	48%	N/A
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	48%	53%	N/A
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	56%	57%	N/A
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	75%	68%	N/A
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	81%	73%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	81%	87%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	81%	86%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	73%	80%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	75%	82%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	82%	84%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	82%	87%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	94%	92%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	96%	93%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	78%	84%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	69%	79%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	65%	76%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	65%	71%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	72%	73%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	76%	77%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	88%	89%	N/A
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	81%	82%	N/A
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	82%	87%	N/A
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	88%	90%	N/A
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	86%	88%	N/A
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	89%	91%	N/A
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	93%	94%	N/A
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	77%	83%	N/A
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	63%	80%	N/A
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	60%	73%	N/A
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	62%	69%	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	74%	75%	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	93%	89%	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	94%	96%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	81%	93%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	85%	92%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	86%	90%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	91%	93%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	97%	96%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	100%	99%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	38%	52%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	36%	46%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	39%	47%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	49%	51%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	47%	56%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	54%	60%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	60%	67%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	67%	69%	N/A
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	75%	82%	N/A
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	70%	78%	N/A
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	78%	84%	N/A
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	76%	83%	N/A
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	73%	80%	N/A
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	84%	85%	N/A
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	86%	91%	N/A
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	85%	87%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	72.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	26.2%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	34.9%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	65.1%

Mean Base Salary:	$45,918.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$41,487.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$48,293.0

* South Houston High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.