Houston Secondary High School
306 West Elm St Houston MN, 55943, Houston County Phone: 507-896-5323
Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 12 School District: Houston Public School District Title I Eligible School: No 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: | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |||||||
Total Students: | 190 | 177 | 189 | 204 | 216 | 235 | 211 | |||||||
Grade 7: | 34 | 17.9% | 30 | 16.9% | 27 | 14.3% | 32 | 15.7% | 30 | 13.9% | 52 | 22.1% | 31 | 14.7% |
Grade 8: | 32 | 16.8% | 29 | 16.4% | 32 | 16.9% | 30 | 14.7% | 49 | 22.7% | 32 | 13.6% | 38 | 18.0% |
Grade 9: | 26 | 13.7% | 30 | 16.9% | 33 | 17.5% | 49 | 24.0% | 36 | 16.7% | 32 | 13.6% | 36 | 17.1% |
Grade 10: | 32 | 16.8% | 25 | 14.1% | 42 | 22.2% | 32 | 15.7% | 30 | 13.9% | 34 | 14.5% | 40 | 19.0% |
Grade 11: | 29 | 15.3% | 39 | 22.0% | 27 | 14.3% | 31 | 15.2% | 33 | 15.3% | 38 | 16.2% | 45 | 21.3% |
Grade 12: | 37 | 19.5% | 24 | 13.6% | 28 | 14.8% | 30 | 14.7% | 38 | 17.6% | 47 | 20.0% | 21 | 10.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 101 | 53.2% | 91 | 51.4% | 93 | 49.2% | 114 | 55.9% | 107 | 49.5% | 109 | 46.4% | 93 | 44.1% |
Female: | 89 | 46.8% | 86 | 48.6% | 96 | 50.8% | 90 | 44.1% | 101 | 46.8% | 118 | 50.2% | 114 | 54.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.5% |
Asian: | 3 | 1.6% | 2 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.5% | 2 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.9% | 3 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.9% |
Hispanic: | 1 | 0.5% | 4 | 2.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% |
Black: | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
White: | 176 | 92.6% | 162 | 91.5% | 181 | 95.8% | 195 | 95.6% | 212 | 98.1% | 231 | 98.3% | 207 | 98.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 9 | 4.7% | 8 | 4.5% | 6 | 3.2% | 6 | 2.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 30 | 15.8% | 30 | 16.9% | 50 | 26.5% | 44 | 21.6% | 47 | 21.8% | 44 | 18.7% | 39 | 18.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 13.7% | 11 | 6.2% | 15 | 7.9% | 26 | 12.7% | 20 | 9.3% | 27 | 11.5% | 21 | 10.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.19 | 11.34 | 11.46 | 13.09 | 13.57 | 14.80 | 13.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCA-II | ||||||
2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 90% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 87.7% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 83.6% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 72.2% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 75.8% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 72.9% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 75.9% | 75.3% |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 76.6% | 75.3% |
2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 71.4% | 76.8% |
2004 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 75.6% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 75.4% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 29.4% | 26.1% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 29.2% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 33.8% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.4% | 25% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 25.7% | 43.2% |
2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 31.1% | 48.6% |
2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 23.4% | 42.5% |
2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 28.6% | 52.4% |
2004 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 64.4% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 79.6% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 55.7% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 58.7% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 52.1% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 57.2% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 53% | 64.4% |
2004 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 79.5% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 86% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 69.4% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 70.5% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 75.4% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 62.1% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 67.4% | 66.1% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 71.5% | 69.6% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 61.2% | 71.4% |
2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 48.3% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 45.1% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 42.6% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 42.8% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.2% | 33.7% | 58.5% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 75.2% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 71% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 68.9% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 71.6% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 67.9% | 68.1% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 63.4% | 68.1% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 72.6% | 72.4% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.2% | 44.9% | 47.9% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 43.3% | 44.4% |
2010 | Science | End of course | % met std | 62.5% | 52.1% | 51.8% |
2011 | Science | End of course | % met std | 45.2% | 49.7% | 53.8% |
MCA-II GRAD | ||||||
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 78.7% | 78.1% |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 81.3% | 78.7% |
2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 75.6% | 80.4% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 41.9% | 57.8% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 40.5% | 59.2% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 44.4% | 57.7% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 41.9% | 66.4% |
2010 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 91.1% | 90.6% |
2011 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 78.9% | 89.1% |
2012 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 82.6% | 91.9% |
2013 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 81.9% | 87.8% |
MCA-III | ||||||
2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 76% | 55.1% | 62.4% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 47.3% | 51.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 35.6% | 58.6% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 43.9% | 56.1% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 52.2% | 54% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 36.5% | 53.2% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 42% | 62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 32.2% | 58.8% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 45.7% | 54.1% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 15.3% | 26.6% | 43.8% |
2013 | Science | End of course | % met std | 48% | 42.9% | 53% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 84.6% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | NA |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 46.2% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 53.8% |
Mean Base Salary: | $38,007.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,937.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $42,354.0 |
* Houston Secondary 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.