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Westside High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

14201 Briar Forest

Houston TX, 77077, Harris County

Phone: 281-920-8000

Ranking:

(704 out of 1,337, bottom 47%)*

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:	149		159		156		161		163		155		153
Total Students:	2,753		2,736		2,996		3,143		2,960		2,950		2,943
Grade 9:	842	30.6%	780	28.5%	839	28.0%	942	30.0%	842	28.4%	983	33.3%	991	33.7%
Grade 10:	671	24.4%	670	24.5%	758	25.3%	760	24.2%	812	27.4%	744	25.2%	742	25.2%
Grade 11:	640	23.2%	716	26.2%	685	22.9%	783	24.9%	717	24.2%	637	21.6%	648	22.0%
Grade 12:	600	21.8%	570	20.8%	714	23.8%	658	20.9%	589	19.9%	586	19.9%	562	19.1%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	1,342	48.7%	1,354	49.5%	1,482	49.5%	1,543	49.1%	1,461	49.4%	1,469	49.8%	1,478	50.2%
Female:	1,411	51.3%	1,382	50.5%	1,514	50.5%	1,600	50.9%	1,491	50.4%	1,473	49.9%	1,461	49.6%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	6	0.2%	8	0.3%	6	0.2%	6	0.2%	9	0.3%	6	0.2%	4	0.1%
Asian:	155	5.6%	166	6.1%	180	6.0%	176	5.6%	237	8.0%	256	8.7%	259	8.8%
Hispanic:	1,019	37.0%	1,018	37.2%	1,087	36.3%	1,091	34.7%	975	32.9%	916	31.1%	864	29.4%
Black:	900	32.7%	856	31.3%	962	32.1%	1,075	34.2%	992	33.5%	947	32.1%	931	31.6%
White:	610	22.2%	626	22.9%	698	23.3%	744	23.7%	747	25.2%	825	28.0%	885	30.1%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	4	0.1%	2	0.1%	3	0.1%	6	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	59	2.1%	60	2.2%	60	2.0%	45	1.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	1,215	44.1%	1,117	40.8%	717	23.9%	770	24.5%	714	24.1%	799	27.1%	733	24.9%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	249	9.0%	210	7.7%	215	7.2%	287	9.1%	299	10.1%	337	11.4%	295	10.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.42		17.20		19.25		19.53		18.18		19.00		19.20

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR EOC
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	74%	79%	83%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	79%	75%	78%
2012	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	100%	58%	65%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	99%	94%	97%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	92%	84%	87%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	91%	82%	85%
2013	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	91%	76%	84%
2012	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	71%	59%	68%
2013	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	74%	59%	65%
2012	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	63%	47%	55%
2013	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	57%	42%	48%
2013	English II Reading	End of course	% met std	84%	71%	78%
2013	English II Writing	End of course	% met std	61%	45%	52%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	100%	96%	98%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	88%	82%	86%
2012	World Geography	End of course	% met std	90%	73%	81%
2013	World Geography	End of course	% met std	86%	71%	75%
2013	World History	End of course	% met std	80%	62%	70%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	67%	50%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	68%	44%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	61%	49%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	72%	54%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	73%	57%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	69%	58%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	79%	68%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	76%	71%	N/A
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	71%	66%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	66%	55%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	87%	75%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	88%	83%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	91%	83%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	93%	87%	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	92%	87%	N/A
2004	Science	10th Grade	% met std	73%	49%	N/A
2005	Science	10th Grade	% met std	69%	37%	N/A
2006	Science	10th Grade	% met std	61%	45%	N/A
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	68%	46%	N/A
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	73%	55%	N/A
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	73%	55%	N/A
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	82%	66%	N/A
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	80%	70%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	90%	80%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	89%	74%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	84%	74%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	93%	80%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	94%	84%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	93%	87%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	96%	90%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	97%	92%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	93%	79%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	85%	71%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	80%	69%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	84%	77%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	87%	78%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	87%	80%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	91%	87%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	89%	87%	N/A
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	86%	80%	N/A
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	87%	80%	N/A
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	88%	77%	N/A
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	92%	85%	N/A
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	96%	89%	N/A
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	95%	90%	N/A
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	97%	90%	N/A
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	96%	92%	N/A
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	95%	76%	N/A
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	88%	67%	N/A
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	81%	63%	N/A
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	84%	71%	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	89%	78%	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	91%	83%	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	94%	89%	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	92%	88%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	99%	95%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	96%	91%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	94%	90%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	98%	93%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	99%	95%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	99%	96%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	99%	97%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	99%	98%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	65%	44%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	57%	44%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	58%	43%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	62%	48%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	67%	51%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	70%	57%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	76%	64%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	70%	65%	N/A
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	85%	78%	N/A
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	84%	75%	N/A
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	83%	82%	N/A
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	85%	79%	N/A
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	87%	77%	N/A
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	92%	82%	N/A
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	94%	88%	N/A
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	89%	83%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	68.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	31.6%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	40.1%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	59.9%

Mean Base Salary:	$47,550.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$41,325.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$51,724.0

* Westside High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.