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Houston Academy For International Studies High School
1810 Stuart
Houston TX, 77004, Harris County
Phone: 713-942-1430
Ranking:
(95 out of 1,338, top 7%)*
(95 out of 1,338, top 7%)*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
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 18 | 17 | 10 | |||
| Total Students: | 323 | 234 | 164 | |||
| Grade 9: | 97 | 30.0% | 105 | 44.9% | 81 | 49.4% |
| Grade 10: | 102 | 31.6% | 69 | 29.5% | 83 | 50.6% |
| Grade 11: | 69 | 21.4% | 60 | 25.6% | NA | NA |
| Grade 12: | 55 | 17.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 140 | 43.3% | 101 | 43.2% | 66 | 40.2% |
| Female: | 175 | 54.2% | 125 | 53.4% | 94 | 57.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 5 | 1.5% | 2 | 0.9% | 2 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic: | 158 | 48.9% | 116 | 49.6% | 85 | 51.8% |
| Black | 141 | 43.7% | 106 | 45.3% | 68 | 41.5% |
| White: | 17 | 5.3% | 9 | 3.8% | 9 | 5.5% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 135 | 41.8% | 109 | 46.6% | 74 | 45.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 37 | 11.5% | 33 | 14.1% | 26 | 15.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.46 | 13.80 | 16.10 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| 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.