Houston High School
12501 West Hawk Rd
Big Lake AK, 99652, Matanuska Susitna County
Phone: 907-892-9400
Ranking: (32 out of 130, top 25%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Matanuska-Susitna Borough 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: | 20 | 16 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | |||||||
Total Students: | 380 | 397 | 414 | 388 | 405 | 416 | 432 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 114 | 30.0% | 101 | 25.4% | 100 | 24.2% | 112 | 28.9% | 125 | 30.9% | 115 | 27.6% | 112 | 25.9% |
Grade 10: | 105 | 27.6% | 97 | 24.4% | 119 | 28.7% | 108 | 27.8% | 104 | 25.7% | 105 | 25.2% | 104 | 24.1% |
Grade 11: | 73 | 19.2% | 103 | 25.9% | 110 | 26.6% | 96 | 24.7% | 86 | 21.2% | 89 | 21.4% | 125 | 28.9% |
Grade 12: | 88 | 23.2% | 96 | 24.2% | 85 | 20.5% | 72 | 18.6% | 90 | 22.2% | 107 | 25.7% | 91 | 21.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 211 | 55.5% | 220 | 55.4% | 237 | 57.2% | 229 | 59.0% | 212 | 52.3% | 219 | 52.6% | 223 | 51.6% |
Female: | 169 | 44.5% | 177 | 44.6% | 177 | 42.8% | 159 | 41.0% | 193 | 47.7% | 197 | 47.4% | 197 | 45.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 75 | 19.7% | 84 | 21.2% | 76 | 18.4% | 53 | 13.7% | 49 | 12.1% | 54 | 13.0% | 50 | 11.6% |
Asian: | 11 | 2.9% | 8 | 2.0% | 6 | 1.4% | 2 | 0.5% | 6 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.9% |
Hispanic: | 11 | 2.9% | 7 | 1.8% | 4 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.8% | 6 | 1.5% | 11 | 2.6% | 11 | 2.5% |
Black: | 5 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.3% | 10 | 2.4% | 7 | 1.8% | 5 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.7% |
White: | 270 | 71.1% | 284 | 71.5% | 311 | 75.1% | 309 | 79.6% | 330 | 81.5% | 329 | 79.1% | 352 | 81.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 8 | 2.1% | 9 | 2.3% | 6 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.8% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 1.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.7% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 182 | 47.9% | 188 | 47.4% | 181 | 43.7% | 160 | 41.2% | 138 | 34.1% | 117 | 28.1% | 108 | 25.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 4.5% | 23 | 5.8% | 38 | 9.2% | 36 | 9.3% | 36 | 8.9% | 46 | 11.1% | 30 | 6.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.84 | 24.31 | 18.02 | 14.37 | 16.27 | 17.50 | 18.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
HSGQE | ||||||
2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 80.2% | 76.3% |
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 83.7% | 80.2% |
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 82.3% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 82.3% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.63% | 83.97% | 77.50% |
2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.53% | 83.10% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 89.9% | 85.2% |
2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 94% | 90% |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 88.8% | 84.2% |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 88.9% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.91% | 90.46% | 84.20% |
2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.76% | 90.98% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 80.5% | 76.3% |
2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 82.9% | 78.8% |
2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 77.5% | 74.3% |
2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 75% | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 72.88% | 80.49% | 74.40% |
2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 57.30% | 76.54% | N/A |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 30% | 32% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 52.2% | 45.1% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 38.4% | 31.9% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 32.14% | 28.08% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 73.8% | 63.6% |
2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.25% | 63.57% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 50% | 38.5% | 34.9% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 52.9% | 49.3% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.14% | 52.55% | 42.50% |
2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.93% | 40.95% | N/A |
SBA | ||||||
2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 63.6% | 61.9% |
2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 72.5% | 69.2% |
2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 62.8% | 60.9% |
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 70.7% | 67.6% |
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 65.2% | 60.9% |
2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 66.6% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.68% | 66.23% | 61.00% |
2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 56.18% | 70.46% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 86.3% | 81.2% |
2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88.9% | 84.6% |
2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 86.2% | 80.3% |
2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 88.6% | 83% |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 85.4% | 79.3% |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 82.7% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.49% | 86.70% | 79.30% |
2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.56% | 85.56% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 65.5% | 60.2% |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 66% | 62.9% |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 69.6% | 64% |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 71.2% | N/A |
2012 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 51.26% | 66.94% | 62.80% |
2013 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 64.04% | 74.06% | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 79.1% | 75.1% |
2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 81.4% | 78.8% |
2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 78.2% | 73.7% |
2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 84% | 80.5% | 76.6% |
2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 78.3% | 72.9% |
2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 78.1% | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.64% | 78.14% | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.80% | 79.63% | N/A |
2005 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 56% | 54.8% | 56.5% |
2006 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 53% | 56.4% |
2007 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 64.5% | 62.7% |
2008 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 62.6% | 63.1% |
2009 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 64.7% | 59.5% |
2010 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 70.4% | 63.7% |
2011 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 68.5% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 61.62% | 73.18% | 63.40% |
2013 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 65.66% | 73.24% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 78.8% | 77.3% |
2006 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 78.6% | 76.3% |
2007 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 85.3% | 81.9% |
2008 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 83.5% | 82.2% |
2009 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 84.8% | 79.2% |
2010 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 89.9% | 83.6% |
2011 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 86.8% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 87.88% | 91.25% | 83.60% |
2013 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 78.22% | 89.04% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 81% | 73.5% | 73% |
2006 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 71.7% | 72% |
2007 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 77.1% | 73.1% |
2008 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 72.6% | 72% |
2009 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 79.7% | 76% |
2010 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 81% | 73.9% |
2011 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 81.3% | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 78.79% | 83.68% | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 79.41% | 83.19% | N/A |
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* Houston High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.