Achieve Academy vs. Rice Middle School
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School Overview
School
Top Rankings
Achieve Academy ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Texas for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Diversity
Community Size
Student Attention
Rice Middle School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Texas for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Math Proficiency
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Overview
Serving 133 students in grades 5-12, Achieve Academy ranks in the bottom 50% of all schools in Texas for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 21-39% (which is lower than the Texas state average of 44%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is ≤20% (which is lower than the Texas state average of 51%).
The student-teacher ratio of 8:1 is lower than the Texas state level of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 62% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is lower than the Texas state average of 76% (majority Hispanic).
Serving 872 students in grades 6-8, Rice Middle School ranks in the top 1% of all schools in Texas for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 1%, and reading proficiency is top 1%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 88% (which is higher than the Texas state average of 44%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 87% (which is higher than the Texas state average of 51%).
The student-teacher ratio of 17:1 is higher than the Texas state level of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 84% of the student body (majority Asian), which is higher than the Texas state average of 76% (majority Hispanic and Black).
School Type
Alternative
n/a
Grades Offered
5-12
6-8
Total Students
133 students
872 students
Total Classroom Teachers
16 teachers
52 teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
8:1
17:1
Test Scores
Overall Testing Rank
#7267 out of 8096 schools in TX
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
#44 out of 8096 schools in TX
(Top 1%)
(Top 1%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
21-39%
88%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤20%
87%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
<50%
82%
n/a
Graduation Rate
≥95%
n/a
n/a
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Grade 5 Students
1
-
Grade 6 Students
4
277
Grade 7 Students
8
292
Grade 8 Students
4
303
Grade 9 Students
23
-
Grade 10 Students
36
-
Grade 11 Students
36
-
Grade 12 Students
21
-
Students by Ethnicity
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
7%
65%
% Hispanic
35%
9%
% Black
16%
5%
% White
38%
16%
% Hawaiian
1%
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
5%
Diversity Score
0.71
0.54
Additional Information
Eligible for Free Lunch
35%
9%
Eligible for Reduced Lunch
13%
2%