Houston Can Academy - NorthCharter
- High school in Texans Can Academies
- Houston, TX
- 9th grade - 12th grade
Accountability rating
D
Texans Can Academies: D
Total students
443
Avg. teacher experience
4.1 years
Texans Can Academies: 5.1 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
40.6 %
Texans Can Academies: 44.1%
Statewide: 90%
Houston Can Academy - North is a charter high school in Houston, TX, in the Texans Can Academies school district. As of the 2018-2019 school year, it had 443 students. The school received an accountability rating of D. 96.2% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 13.1% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
An average teacher's salary was $50,180, which is $3,942 less than the state average. The average ACT score was 14.6. In the Class of 2018, 40.6% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate was 13.2%.
Contact information
Website
Address
3401 Hardy StHouston, TX 77009
Office phone number
Principal
- Leon Gilmore
- lgilmore@texanscan.org
- (713) 659-4226
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Houston Can Academy - North are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2008 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.1 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.
Demographics
Ethnicity
Total students
443
African American
179 (40.4%)
Texans Can Academies: 28%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
4 (0.9%)
Texans Can Academies: 1%
Statewide: 0.4%
Asian
2 (0.5%)
Texans Can Academies: 0.4%
Statewide: 4.5%
Hispanic
221 (49.9%)
Texans Can Academies: 59.8%
Statewide: 52.6%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Texans Can Academies: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
18 (4.1%)
Texans Can Academies: 7.4%
Statewide: 27.4%
Two or more races
19 (4.3%)
Texans Can Academies: 3.3%
Statewide: 2.4%
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
96.2 %
Texans Can Academies: 86.6%
Statewide: 50.1%
Economically disadvantaged
62.8 %
Texans Can Academies: 83.8%
Statewide: 60.6%
Limited English proficiency
14.2 %
Texans Can Academies: 16.8%
Statewide: 19.5%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2018-2019 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
13.1 %
Texans Can Academies: 16.5%
Statewide: 19.7%
Career and Technical
18.1 %
Texans Can Academies: 20%
Statewide: 26.3%
Gifted and Talented
0 %
Texans Can Academies: 0%
Statewide: 8.1%
Special Education
9.5 %
Texans Can Academies: 8.7%
Statewide: 9.6%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall
D
Texans Can Academies: D
Student achievement
C
Texans Can Academies: C
School progress
B
Texans Can Academies: C
Closing the gaps
F
Texans Can Academies: F
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 2019 Accountability Manual.
Four-year graduation rates
The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2014-2015 who received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2018. (Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.)
All students
40.6 %
Texans Can Academies: 44.1%
Statewide: 90%
African American
46.2 %
Texans Can Academies: 41.1%
Statewide: 86.5%
American Indian
Masked
Texans Can Academies: 31%
Statewide: 85.1%
Asian
N/A
Texans Can Academies: 61.1%
Statewide: 96.4%
Hispanic
35.1 %
Texans Can Academies: 46.4%
Statewide: 88.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Texans Can Academies: Masked
Statewide: 86.4%
White
40 %
Texans Can Academies: 43.7%
Statewide: 93.6%
Two or more races
30 %
Texans Can Academies: 33.3%
Statewide: 91.4%
Dropout rates
The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 for the 2017-2018 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
13.2 %
Texans Can Academies: 13.5%
Statewide: 1.9%
American Indian
13.3 %
Texans Can Academies: 15.7%
Statewide: 2.9%
African American
12.9 %
Texans Can Academies: 14.5%
Statewide: 2.8%
Asian
Masked
Texans Can Academies: 20.7%
Statewide: 0.5%
Hispanic
9.8 %
Texans Can Academies: 12.8%
Statewide: 2.3%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Texans Can Academies: 27.3%
Statewide: 2.7%
White
23.6 %
Texans Can Academies: 12.9%
Statewide: 1%
Two or more races
17 %
Texans Can Academies: 15.7%
Statewide: 1.6%
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 2017-2018 school year.
All students
0 %
Texans Can Academies: 0%
Statewide: 25.8%
African American
0 %
Texans Can Academies: 0%
Statewide: 17%
American Indian
Masked
Texans Can Academies: 0%
Statewide: 21.9%
Asian
N/A
Texans Can Academies: 0%
Statewide: 60.9%
Hispanic
0 %
Texans Can Academies: 0%
Statewide: 23.5%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Texans Can Academies: Masked
Statewide: 20.2%
White
0 %
Texans Can Academies: 0%
Statewide: 27.8%
Two or more races
0 %
Texans Can Academies: 0%
Statewide: 28.9%
AP/IB performance
The percentage of test-taking students who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2017-2018 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
Texans Can Academies: N/A
Statewide: 50.7%
African American
N/A
Texans Can Academies: N/A
Statewide: 29.2%
American Indian
N/A
Texans Can Academies: N/A
Statewide: 51%
Asian
N/A
Texans Can Academies: N/A
Statewide: 74.6%
Hispanic
N/A
Texans Can Academies: N/A
Statewide: 38.4%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Texans Can Academies: N/A
Statewide: 52.5%
White
N/A
Texans Can Academies: N/A
Statewide: 64.8%
Two or more races
N/A
Texans Can Academies: N/A
Statewide: 62.8%
SAT
The average SAT score for the Class of 2018, 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
Masked
Texans Can Academies: 843
Statewide: 1036
ACT
The average ACT composite score for the Class of 2018. The maximum score is 36.
Avg. ACT score
14.6
Texans Can Academies: 14.3
Statewide: 20.6
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 the Class of 2018.
Reading
12.6 %
Texans Can Academies: 13.5%
Statewide: 58.2%
Math
5 %
Texans Can Academies: 3.8%
Statewide: 46%
Reading + Math
4.2 %
Texans Can Academies: 2.9%
Statewide: 42.1%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE).
Total teacher FTEs
19.8
African American
14.9 (75%)
Texans Can Academies: 48.8%
Statewide: 10.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Texans Can Academies: 0.8%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Texans Can Academies: 3.3%
Statewide: 1.7%
Hispanic
3 (15%)
Texans Can Academies: 21.8%
Statewide: 27.7%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Texans Can Academies: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
2 (10%)
Texans Can Academies: 25.3%
Statewide: 58.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Texans Can Academies: 0%
Statewide: 1.1%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Texans Can Academies: 0%
Statewide: 1.4%
Bachelor's
10.9 (55%)
Texans Can Academies: 74.6%
Statewide: 73.6%
Master's
8.9 (45%)
Texans Can Academies: 23.4%
Statewide: 24.3%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Texans Can Academies: 2.1%
Statewide: 0.7%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2018-2019.
Students per teacher
22.4
Texans Can Academies: 21.1
Statewide: 15.1
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2018-2019 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
4.1 years
Texans Can Academies: 5.1 years
Statewide: 11.1 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
$50,180
Texans Can Academies: $51,124
Statewide: $54,122
Beginner
$50,549
Texans Can Academies: $48,859
Statewide: $47,218
1 to 5 years
$49,379
Texans Can Academies: $48,718
Statewide: $50,408
6 to 10 years
$51,651
Texans Can Academies: $53,097
Statewide: $52,786
11 to 20 years
N/A
Texans Can Academies: $56,896
Statewide: $56,041
20+ years
N/A
Texans Can Academies: $61,672
Statewide: $62,039