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 113 students in grades 4-12, Achieve Academy ranks in the bottom 50% of all schools in Texas for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 30%, and reading proficiency is top 30%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is ≥50% (which is higher than the Texas state average of 41%). 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 7:1 is lower than the Texas state level of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 64% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is lower than the Texas state average of 75% (majority Hispanic).
Serving 914 students in grades 6-8, Rice Middle School ranks in the top 5% of all schools in Texas for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 5%, and reading proficiency is top 5%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 80% (which is higher than the Texas state average of 41%). 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 19:1 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 75% (majority Hispanic and Black).
School Type
Alternative
n/a
Grades Offered
4-12
6-8
Total Students
113 students
914 students
% Male | % Female
56% | 44%
53% | 47%
Total Classroom Teachers
16 teachers
49 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
7:1
19:1
Test Scores
Overall Testing Rank
#5273 out of 8188 schools in TX
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
#93 out of 8188 schools in TX
(Top 5%)
(Top 5%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
≥50%
80%
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 4 Students
1
-
Grade 5 Students
1
-
Grade 6 Students
1
291
Grade 7 Students
5
290
Grade 8 Students
10
333
Grade 9 Students
15
-
Grade 10 Students
25
-
Grade 11 Students
28
-
Grade 12 Students
27
-
Students by Ethnicity
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
6%
67%
% Hispanic
36%
8%
% Black
17%
5%
% White
36%
16%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
5%
4%
Diversity Score
0.71
0.52
Additional Information
Eligible for Free Lunch
46%
9%
Eligible for Reduced Lunch
5%
1%
