Houston Co High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceSchool District

200 West Church St

Columbia AL, 36319, Houston County

Phone: 334-696-2221

Ranking:

High School:

(290 out of 359, bottom 19%)
Elementary/Middle School:

(480 out of 1,064, top 45%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 12

School District: Houston County 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:	25		21		22		22		23		23		25
Total Students:	360		361		374		373		388		408		409
Grade 7:	77	21.4%	58	16.1%	59	15.8%	61	16.4%	68	17.5%	74	18.1%	67	16.4%
Grade 8:	54	15.0%	55	15.2%	67	17.9%	63	16.9%	66	17.0%	71	17.4%	90	22.0%
Grade 9:	58	16.1%	72	19.9%	61	16.3%	64	17.2%	71	18.3%	81	19.9%	65	15.9%
Grade 10:	55	15.3%	60	16.6%	70	18.7%	60	16.1%	75	19.3%	60	14.7%	76	18.6%
Grade 11:	53	14.7%	61	16.9%	51	13.6%	73	19.6%	55	14.2%	62	15.2%	59	14.4%
Grade 12:	63	17.5%	55	15.2%	66	17.6%	52	13.9%	53	13.7%	60	14.7%	52	12.7%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	192	53.3%	203	56.2%	215	57.5%	202	54.2%	213	54.9%	224	54.9%	219	53.5%
Female:	168	46.7%	158	43.8%	159	42.5%	171	45.8%	167	43.0%	176	43.1%	186	45.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	3	0.8%	2	0.6%	1	0.3%	1	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%
Asian:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	0.5%	0	0.0%
Hispanic:	16	4.4%	16	4.4%	13	3.5%	7	1.9%	9	2.3%	7	1.7%	5	1.2%
Black:	150	41.7%	146	40.4%	141	37.7%	158	42.4%	162	41.8%	171	41.9%	178	43.5%
White:	185	51.4%	189	52.4%	217	58.0%	206	55.2%	217	55.9%	228	55.9%	225	55.0%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.3%	1	0.3%	1	0.3%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	5	1.4%	7	1.9%	1	0.3%	1	0.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	258	71.7%	252	69.8%	255	68.2%	238	63.8%	246	63.4%	235	57.6%	235	57.5%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	35	9.7%	28	7.8%	43	11.5%	37	9.9%	33	8.5%	48	11.8%	38	9.3%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.40		17.19		17.00		16.95		16.87		17.70		16.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
ADAW
2004	Grammar and Usage	10th Grade	% met std	52.9%	49%	N/A
2005	Grammar and Usage	10th Grade	% met std	30%	35.1%	N/A
2006	Grammar and Usage	10th Grade	% met std	58.6%	54.6%	N/A
2008	Grammar and Usage	10th Grade	% met std	49.18%	38.98%	N/A
2009	Grammar and Usage	10th Grade	% met std	39.63%	40.56%	N/A
2004	Holistic Composition	10th Grade	% met std	75.3%	59.9%	N/A
2005	Holistic Composition	10th Grade	% met std	70%	59.5%	N/A
2006	Holistic Composition	10th Grade	% met std	74.1%	69.6%	N/A
2008	Holistic Composition	10th Grade	% met std	76.19%	64.21%	N/A
2009	Holistic Composition	10th Grade	% met std	81.13%	80.51%	N/A
2004	Sentence Formation	10th Grade	% met std	68.1%	63.1%	N/A
2005	Sentence Formation	10th Grade	% met std	40%	44.8%	N/A
2006	Sentence Formation	10th Grade	% met std	62%	62.2%	N/A
2008	Sentence Formation	10th Grade	% met std	52.45%	52.12%	N/A
2009	Sentence Formation	10th Grade	% met std	50.94%	57.84%	N/A
2004	Writing Mechanics	10th Grade	% met std	66.6%	57.3%	N/A
2005	Writing Mechanics	10th Grade	% met std	55%	49.4%	N/A
2006	Writing Mechanics	10th Grade	% met std	46.5%	58.9%	N/A
2008	Writing Mechanics	10th Grade	% met std	52.46%	50.21%	N/A
2009	Writing Mechanics	10th Grade	% met std	62.26%	59.67%	N/A
2004	Grammar and Usage	7th Grade	% met std	45.1%	45.6%	N/A
2005	Grammar and Usage	7th Grade	% met std	40.2%	48.5%	N/A
2006	Grammar and Usage	7th Grade	% met std	40.4%	47.5%	N/A
2008	Grammar and Usage	7th Grade	% met std	45.72%	54.93%	N/A
2009	Grammar and Usage	7th Grade	% met std	41.18%	48.73%	N/A
2004	Holistic Composition	7th Grade	% met std	36.5%	60.3%	N/A
2005	Holistic Composition	7th Grade	% met std	56.8%	64.6%	N/A
2006	Holistic Composition	7th Grade	% met std	53.5%	60%	N/A
2008	Holistic Composition	7th Grade	% met std	84.29%	75.45%	N/A
2009	Holistic Composition	7th Grade	% met std	61.76%	70.82%	N/A
2004	Sentence Formation	7th Grade	% met std	45.1%	55.3%	N/A
2005	Sentence Formation	7th Grade	% met std	41.4%	50.6%	N/A
2006	Sentence Formation	7th Grade	% met std	39.2%	52.4%	N/A
2008	Sentence Formation	7th Grade	% met std	52.86%	59.16%	N/A
2009	Sentence Formation	7th Grade	% met std	42.65%	54.24%	N/A
2004	Writing Mechanics	7th Grade	% met std	54.8%	56.9%	N/A
2005	Writing Mechanics	7th Grade	% met std	37.8%	50%	N/A
2006	Writing Mechanics	7th Grade	% met std	44%	49.7%	N/A
2008	Writing Mechanics	7th Grade	% met std	52.86%	57.15%	N/A
2009	Writing Mechanics	7th Grade	% met std	45.59%	51.9%	N/A
AHSGE
2008	Biology	11th Grade	% met std	82%	70.99%	N/A
2009	Biology	11th Grade	% met std	83.34%	87.47%	N/A
2010	Biology	11th Grade	% met std	82.7%	94.68%	N/A
2011	Biology	11th Grade	% met std	98.41%	96.36%	N/A
2012	Biology	11th Grade	% met std	96.49%	97.23%	N/A
2004	Language	11th Grade	% met std	76.7%	80.5%	N/A
2005	Language	11th Grade	% met std	67.2%	77%	N/A
2006	Language	11th Grade	% met std	74.5%	82.5%	N/A
2007	Language	11th Grade	% met std	72.55%	82.39%	N/A
2008	Language	11th Grade	% met std	67.24%	74.7%	N/A
2009	Language	11th Grade	% met std	67.86%	81.14%	N/A
2010	Language	11th Grade	% met std	59.62%	75.54%	N/A
2011	Language	11th Grade	% met std	85.71%	82.84%	N/A
2012	Language	11th Grade	% met std	57.89%	79.77%	N/A
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	83.7%	85.2%	N/A
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	70.1%	83.4%	N/A
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	82.3%	87.3%	N/A
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	76.48%	84.98%	N/A
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	80.35%	89.02%	N/A
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	74.55%	87.48%	N/A
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	81.13%	86.51%	N/A
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	85.71%	89.3%	N/A
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	91.23%	93.12%	N/A
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	90.6%	85.8%	N/A
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	77.5%	83.8%	N/A
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	84.3%	85.1%	N/A
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	76.47%	83.57%	N/A
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	71.43%	80%	N/A
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	67.86%	81.41%	N/A
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	71.15%	82.81%	N/A
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	87.3%	85.13%	N/A
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	78.57%	86.4%	N/A
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	90.6%	84.7%	N/A
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	77.1%	81.8%	N/A
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	74.5%	83.8%	N/A
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	82.35%	85.45%	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	74.14%	81.62%	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	69.23%	76.54%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	79%	68.3%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	70.1%	73.2%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	60.7%	75.6%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	66.67%	73.71%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	64.91%	71.22%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	62.5%	77.55%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	71.15%	77.24%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	73.02%	78.59%	N/A
2012	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	69.64%	80.41%	N/A
2010	Biology	12th Grade	% met std	90.39%	92.77%	N/A
2011	Biology	12th Grade	% met std	96.07%	98.76%	N/A
2012	Biology	12th Grade	% met std	100%	99.55%	N/A
2004	Language	12th Grade	% met std	90.6%	94.6%	N/A
2005	Language	12th Grade	% met std	90.9%	93.1%	N/A
2006	Language	12th Grade	% met std	87%	94.8%	N/A
2007	Language	12th Grade	% met std	81.58%	87.4%	N/A
2008	Language	12th Grade	% met std	88.68%	92.63%	N/A
2009	Language	12th Grade	% met std	88.14%	93.19%	N/A
2010	Language	12th Grade	% met std	81.13%	90.74%	N/A
2011	Language	12th Grade	% met std	82.35%	92.56%	N/A
2012	Language	12th Grade	% met std	88.06%	89.22%	N/A
2004	Math	12th Grade	% met std	95.3%	96%	N/A
2005	Math	12th Grade	% met std	95.4%	93.9%	N/A
2006	Math	12th Grade	% met std	88.6%	95.5%	N/A
2007	Math	12th Grade	% met std	84.21%	90.29%	N/A
2008	Math	12th Grade	% met std	88.68%	92.63%	N/A
2009	Math	12th Grade	% met std	96.61%	97.07%	N/A
2010	Math	12th Grade	% met std	90.38%	93.8%	N/A
2011	Math	12th Grade	% met std	92.16%	96.02%	N/A
2012	Math	12th Grade	% met std	92.54%	97.24%	N/A
2004	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	93%	94.6%	N/A
2005	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	91.1%	92.8%	N/A
2006	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	90.7%	94.8%	N/A
2007	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	81.58%	87.14%	N/A
2008	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	90.57%	93.37%	N/A
2009	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	93.22%	94.89%	N/A
2010	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	88.68%	94.3%	N/A
2011	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	90.19%	95.03%	N/A
2012	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	89.55%	95.64%	N/A
2004	Science	12th Grade	% met std	93%	94.6%	N/A
2005	Science	12th Grade	% met std	95.4%	93.6%	N/A
2006	Science	12th Grade	% met std	92.5%	97.1%	N/A
2007	Science	12th Grade	% met std	89.48%	88.19%	N/A
2008	Science	12th Grade	% met std	84.9%	93.61%	N/A
2009	Science	12th Grade	% met std	94.91%	94.4%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	12th Grade	% met std	81.3%	87.3%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	12th Grade	% met std	88.6%	86.8%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	12th Grade	% met std	88.8%	93.2%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	12th Grade	% met std	76.32%	85.04%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	12th Grade	% met std	81.13%	90.91%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	12th Grade	% met std	84.75%	90.02%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	12th Grade	% met std	77.36%	88.36%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	12th Grade	% met std	82.35%	89.33%	N/A
2012	Social Studies	12th Grade	% met std	77.61%	91.06%	N/A
ARMT
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	57.7%	61.2%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	54.6%	63.1%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	87.5%	70.81%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	86.16%	68.09%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	46.97%	62.61%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	74.2%	62.87%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	60.32%	75.79%	N/A
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	78.57%	76.97%	N/A
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	66.6%	73.5%	N/A
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	62.7%	72%	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	78.41%	82.49%	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	85.94%	82.42%	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	83.83%	81.76%	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	88.71%	82.15%	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	80.96%	88.58%	N/A
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	91.07%	91.98%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	71.9%	69.9%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	74.6%	74.3%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	66.67%	69.86%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	75%	74.66%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	90.91%	77.64%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	70.96%	74.28%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	51.51%	80.53%	N/A
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	80.88%	84.13%	N/A
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	43.4%	56.9%	N/A
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	62.5%	72%	N/A
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	60.7%	67.1%	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	73.91%	73.58%	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	73.75%	75.83%	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	90.9%	78.66%	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	61.29%	73.91%	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	82.09%	80.79%	N/A
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	83.83%	84.75%	N/A
ASA
2008	Science	7th Grade	% met std	75.38%	66.11%	N/A
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	49.21%	70.51%	N/A
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	72.14%	68.87%	N/A
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	65.57%	76.8%	N/A
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	69.64%	76.7%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

* Houston Co High School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.