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Houston Academy For International Studies High School
1810 Stuart
Houston TX, 77004, Harris County
Phone: 713-942-1430
Ranking:
(104 out of 1,337, top 8%)*

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 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 10 | |||||||
Total Students: | 432 | 426 | 414 | 385 | 323 | 234 | 164 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 119 | 27.5% | 121 | 28.4% | 123 | 29.7% | 111 | 28.8% | 97 | 30.0% | 105 | 44.9% | 81 | 49.4% |
Grade 10: | 114 | 26.4% | 119 | 27.9% | 117 | 28.3% | 97 | 25.2% | 102 | 31.6% | 69 | 29.5% | 83 | 50.6% |
Grade 11: | 110 | 25.5% | 98 | 23.0% | 85 | 20.5% | 94 | 24.4% | 69 | 21.4% | 60 | 25.6% | NA | NA |
Grade 12: | 89 | 20.6% | 88 | 20.7% | 89 | 21.5% | 83 | 21.6% | 55 | 17.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 170 | 39.4% | 172 | 40.4% | 173 | 41.8% | 164 | 42.6% | 140 | 43.3% | 101 | 43.2% | 66 | 40.2% |
Female: | 262 | 60.6% | 254 | 59.6% | 241 | 58.2% | 221 | 57.4% | 175 | 54.2% | 125 | 53.4% | 94 | 57.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 6 | 1.4% | 4 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 5 | 1.5% | 2 | 0.9% | 2 | 1.2% |
Hispanic: | 216 | 50.0% | 208 | 48.8% | 202 | 48.8% | 193 | 50.1% | 158 | 48.9% | 116 | 49.6% | 85 | 51.8% |
Black: | 184 | 42.6% | 185 | 43.4% | 187 | 45.2% | 167 | 43.4% | 141 | 43.7% | 106 | 45.3% | 68 | 41.5% |
White: | 19 | 4.4% | 26 | 6.1% | 18 | 4.3% | 14 | 3.6% | 17 | 5.3% | 9 | 3.8% | 9 | 5.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 5 | 1.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 6 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 247 | 57.2% | 259 | 60.8% | 141 | 34.1% | 162 | 42.1% | 135 | 41.8% | 109 | 46.6% | 74 | 45.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 67 | 15.5% | 51 | 12.0% | 61 | 14.7% | 56 | 14.5% | 37 | 11.5% | 33 | 14.1% | 26 | 15.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.74 | 22.90 | 22.39 | 18.33 | 18.46 | 13.80 | 16.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR EOC | ||||||
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 98% | 79% | 83% |
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 94% | 75% | 78% |
2013 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 100% | 94% | 97% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 91% | 84% | 87% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 92% | 82% | 85% |
2013 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 93% | 76% | 84% |
2012 | English I Reading | End of course | % met std | 84% | 59% | 68% |
2013 | English I Reading | End of course | % met std | 89% | 59% | 65% |
2012 | English I Writing | End of course | % met std | 74% | 47% | 55% |
2013 | English I Writing | End of course | % met std | 67% | 42% | 48% |
2013 | English II Reading | End of course | % met std | 93% | 71% | 78% |
2013 | English II Writing | End of course | % met std | 66% | 45% | 52% |
2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 92% | 96% | 98% |
2013 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 98% | 82% | 86% |
2012 | World Geography | End of course | % met std | 90% | 73% | 81% |
2013 | World Geography | End of course | % met std | 93% | 71% | 75% |
2013 | World History | End of course | % met std | 77% | 62% | 70% |
TAKS | ||||||
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 68% | 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 | 99% | 71% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 93% | 83% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 95% | 83% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 100% | 87% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 100% | 87% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 76% | 55% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 55% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 95% | 66% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 95% | 70% | N/A |
2008 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 99% | 84% | N/A |
2009 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 100% | 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 |
2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 95% | 80% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 100% | 87% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 99% | 87% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 96% | 90% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 97% | 90% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 100% | 92% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 98% | 83% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 97% | 89% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 99% | 88% | 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 |
2007 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 70% | 48% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 87% | 51% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 90% | 57% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 99% | 64% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 95% | 65% | 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 | 100% | 82% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 100% | 88% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 98% | 83% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | NA |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 66.7% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 3.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 83.3% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | NA |
Mean Base Salary: | $41,535.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $41,230.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | NA |
* Houston Academy For International Studies 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.