Houston Secondary

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  • Houston Secondary serves 192 students in grades 7-12.
  • The percentage of students achieving proficiency in Math is 50-54% (which is lower than the Minnesota state average of 60%) for the 2015-16 school year. The percentage of students achieving proficiency in Reading/Language Arts is 60-64% (which is approximately equal to the Minnesota state average of 60%) for the 2015-16 school year.
  • Houston Secondary placed in the top 50% of all schools in Minnesota for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is top 50%) for the 2015-16 school year.
  • The student:teacher ratio of 11:1 is lower than the Minnesota state level of 16:1.
  • Minority enrollment is 7% of the student body (majority Asian and Black), which is lower than the Minnesota state average of 32%.

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School Overview

  • Houston Secondary's student population of 192 students has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
  • The teacher population of 17 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Grades OfferedGrades 7-12
Total Students192 students
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Total Classroom Teachers17 teachers
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School Comparison

  • Houston Secondary is ranked within the top 50% of all 1,784 schools in Minnesota (based off of combined Math and Reading proficiency testing data) for the 2015-16 school year.
  • The school's student:teacher ratio of 11:1 has stayed the same over five school years.
  • The diversity score of Houston Secondary is 0.13, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.33. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Definition of Terms 2015-2016 School Year DataThis SchoolState Level (MN)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)50-54%
60%
This chart display the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Houston Secondary and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in Minnesota by year, with the latest 2015-16 school year data.
Reading / Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)60-64%
60%
This chart display the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Houston Secondary and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Minnesota by year, with the latest 2015-16 school year data.
Student : Teacher Ratio11:116:1
This chart display the student teacher ratio of Houston Secondary and the public school average student teacher ratio of Minnesota by year, with the latest 2015-16 school year data.
American Indian		n/a
2%
This chart display the percentage of American Indian students in Houston Secondary and percentage of American Indian public school students in Minnesota by year, with the latest 1991-92 school year data.
Asian
1%
7%
This chart display the percentage of Asian students in Houston Secondary and the percentage of Asian public school students in Minnesota by year, with the latest 2015-16 school year data.
Hispanic		n/a
9%
This chart display the percentage of Hispanic students in Houston Secondary and the percentage of Hispanic public school students in Minnesota by year, with the latest 2013-14 school year data.
Black
1%
10%
This chart display the percentage of Black students in Houston Secondary and the percentage of Black public school students in Minnesota by year, with the latest 2015-16 school year data.
White
93%
68%
This chart display the percentage of White students in Houston Secondary and the percentage of White public school students in Minnesota by year, with the latest 2015-16 school year data.
Two or more races
5%
4%
This chart display the percentage of students of two or more races in Houston Secondary and the percentage of public school students of two or more races in Minnesota by year, with the latest 2015-16 school year data.
All Ethnic GroupsThis chart display the percentage breakdown of students of all ethnic groups in Houston Secondary.This chart display the percentage breakdown of public school students of all ethnic groups in MN.
Diversity Score0.130.33
This chart display the diversity score of Houston Secondary and the public school average diversity score of Minnesota by year, with the latest 2015-16 school year data.
Graduation Rate≥80%
82%
This chart display graduation rate of Houston Secondary and public school graduation rate of Minnesota by year, with the latest 2015-16 school year data.
Eligible for Free Lunch
22%
31%
This chart display the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in Houston Secondary and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in Minnesota by year, with the latest 2015-16 school year data.
Eligible for Reduced Lunch
13%
7%
This chart display the percentage of students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Houston Secondary and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Minnesota by year, with the latest 2015-16 school year data.
School Statewide TestingView Education Department Test Scores
School District NameHouston Public School District
Source: 2015-2016 (latest school year available) NCES, MN Dept. of Education

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