Kase Academy
- High school in Sheldon ISD
- Houston, TX
- 10th grade - 12th grade
Accountability rating (2018-2019)
B
Sheldon ISD: B
Total students
86
Avg. teacher experience
18.1 years
Sheldon ISD: 7.5 years
Statewide: 11.2 years
Four-year graduation rate
87.9 %
Sheldon ISD: 92.3%
Statewide: 90.3%
Kase Academy is a high school in Houston, TX, in the Sheldon ISD school district. As of the 2020-2021 school year, it had 86 students. 94.2% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 14% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2018-2019 school year.
In the Class of 2020, 87.9% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 1.5% during the 2019-2020 school year.
As of the 2020-2021 school year, an average teacher's salary was $68,487, which is $10,846 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 18.1 years of experience.
Contact information
Website
Address
8530 C E King PkwyHouston, TX 77044
Office phone number
Principal
- John Mcgee
- JohnMcGee@sheldonisd.com
- (281) 456-6863
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Kase Academy are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2008 in this region had a college graduation rate of 23.9 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
86
African American
31 (36%)
Sheldon ISD: 23.6%
Statewide: 12.7%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Sheldon ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Sheldon ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 4.7%
Hispanic
50 (58.1%)
Sheldon ISD: 69.4%
Statewide: 52.9%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Sheldon ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
3 (3.5%)
Sheldon ISD: 4.7%
Statewide: 26.5%
Two or more races
2 (2.3%)
Sheldon ISD: 1.5%
Statewide: 2.7%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
94.2 %
Sheldon ISD: 69.1%
Statewide: 49.2%
Economically disadvantaged
73.3 %
Sheldon ISD: 80.6%
Statewide: 60.3%
Limited English proficiency
14 %
Sheldon ISD: 32.6%
Statewide: 20.7%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2020-2021 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
14 %
Sheldon ISD: 34.1%
Statewide: 21%
Gifted and Talented
2.3 %
Sheldon ISD: 5.2%
Statewide: 8.3%
Special Education
4.7 %
Sheldon ISD: 9.2%
Statewide: 11.1%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. All Texas public school districts and campuses received the label “Not Rated: Declared State of Disaster.” Our schools explorer shows the accountability ratings from the 2018-2019 school year when available.
Overall (2018-2019)
B
Sheldon ISD: B
Student achievement (2018-2019)
B
Sheldon ISD: C
School progress (2018-2019)
Not rated
Sheldon ISD: B
Closing the gaps (2018-2019)
Not rated
Sheldon ISD: C
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2021 Accountability Manual.
Four-year graduation rates
The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2016-2017 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.
All students
87.9 %
Sheldon ISD: 92.3%
Statewide: 90.3%
African American
83.7 %
Sheldon ISD: 91.3%
Statewide: 87%
American Indian
N/A
Sheldon ISD: Masked
Statewide: 86.3%
Asian
Masked
Sheldon ISD: Masked
Statewide: 96.7%
Hispanic
90 %
Sheldon ISD: 92.7%
Statewide: 88.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Sheldon ISD: Masked
Statewide: 89.2%
White
100 %
Sheldon ISD: 97.4%
Statewide: 94%
Two or more races
Masked
Sheldon ISD: 66.7%
Statewide: 91.1%
Dropout rates
The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2019-2020 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.
All students
1.5 %
Sheldon ISD: 1%
Statewide: 1.6%
American Indian
N/A
Sheldon ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.3%
African American
5.1 %
Sheldon ISD: 1%
Statewide: 2.5%
Asian
Masked
Sheldon ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Hispanic
0 %
Sheldon ISD: 0.9%
Statewide: 1.9%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Sheldon ISD: Masked
Statewide: 1.5%
White
0 %
Sheldon ISD: 1.4%
Statewide: 0.9%
Two or more races
Masked
Sheldon ISD: 3.6%
Statewide: 1.5%
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2019-2020 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
66.7 %
Sheldon ISD: 7.6%
Statewide: 6.7%
American Indian
N/A
Sheldon ISD: 10%
Statewide: 7.8%
African American
N/A
Sheldon ISD: 9.7%
Statewide: 8.9%
Asian
N/A
Sheldon ISD: 6.5%
Statewide: 1.8%
Hispanic
60 %
Sheldon ISD: 6.5%
Statewide: 7.4%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Sheldon ISD: Masked
Statewide: 7.2%
White
Masked
Sheldon ISD: 12%
Statewide: 5.2%
Two or more races
N/A
Sheldon ISD: 10.5%
Statewide: 6.7%
College readiness
AP/IB participation
The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2019-2020 school year.
All students
0 %
Sheldon ISD: 16.2%
Statewide: 22%
African American
0 %
Sheldon ISD: 10.1%
Statewide: 13.3%
American Indian
N/A
Sheldon ISD: Masked
Statewide: 17.2%
Asian
N/A
Sheldon ISD: 50%
Statewide: 59.1%
Hispanic
0 %
Sheldon ISD: 19.4%
Statewide: 18.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Sheldon ISD: Masked
Statewide: 19.5%
White
0 %
Sheldon ISD: 6.8%
Statewide: 25.4%
Two or more races
Masked
Sheldon ISD: 7.7%
Statewide: 25.8%
AP/IB performance
The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2019-2020 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.
All students
N/A
Sheldon ISD: 19.4%
Statewide: 59%
African American
N/A
Sheldon ISD: 5.4%
Statewide: 40.4%
American Indian
N/A
Sheldon ISD: N/A
Statewide: 57.6%
Asian
N/A
Sheldon ISD: Masked
Statewide: 81.2%
Hispanic
N/A
Sheldon ISD: 21.9%
Statewide: 47.4%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Sheldon ISD: N/A
Statewide: 58.9%
White
N/A
Sheldon ISD: 20%
Statewide: 69%
Two or more races
N/A
Sheldon ISD: Masked
Statewide: 69.1%
SAT
The average SAT score for students graduating in 2019-2020, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.
Avg. SAT score
N/A
Sheldon ISD: 871
Statewide: 1019
ACT
The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2019-2020. The maximum score is 36.
Avg. ACT score
N/A
Sheldon ISD: 18.7
Statewide: 20.2
College-ready graduates
A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2019-2020.
Reading
76.8 %
Sheldon ISD: 54.2%
Statewide: 59.7%
Math
60.6 %
Sheldon ISD: 46.6%
Statewide: 47.9%
Reading + Math
56.6 %
Sheldon ISD: 35.8%
Statewide: 43.2%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2020-2021 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
7.5
African American
4 (53.3%)
Sheldon ISD: 38.8%
Statewide: 11.1%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Sheldon ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Sheldon ISD: 1.4%
Statewide: 1.8%
Hispanic
0 (0%)
Sheldon ISD: 28.5%
Statewide: 28.4%
Pacific Islander
1 (13.3%)
Sheldon ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
2.5 (33.3%)
Sheldon ISD: 29%
Statewide: 56.9%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Sheldon ISD: 1.6%
Statewide: 1.2%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Sheldon ISD: 2.5%
Statewide: 1.2%
Bachelor's
2.5 (33.3%)
Sheldon ISD: 66.4%
Statewide: 73%
Master's
5 (66.7%)
Sheldon ISD: 30.4%
Statewide: 25%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Sheldon ISD: 0.6%
Statewide: 0.7%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2020-2021.
Students per teacher
11.5
Sheldon ISD: 16
Statewide: 14.5
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2020-2021 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
18.1 years
Sheldon ISD: 7.5 years
Statewide: 11.2 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$68,487
Sheldon ISD: $62,749
Statewide: $57,641
Beginner
N/A
Sheldon ISD: $60,850
Statewide: $50,849
1 to 5 years
$66,375
Sheldon ISD: $59,429
Statewide: $53,288
6 to 10 years
$58,344
Sheldon ISD: $61,466
Statewide: $56,282
11 to 20 years
$63,280
Sheldon ISD: $66,908
Statewide: $59,900
21 to 30 years
$72,788
Sheldon ISD: $73,330
Statewide: $64,637
30+ years
$78,120
Sheldon ISD: $84,138
Statewide: $69,974