General Academic Summary of School Findings Rice University, October 5, 2013

General Academic Summary of School Findings Rice University, October 5, 2013

Introduc)on We Provide Tutoring, Test Prep, and Enrichment Courses in Houston (Rice Village) and Dallas (Park Ci)es) Established at Rice s Sid Richardson College in 2003 Have worked with more than a thousand students Currently working with more than 300 families Core Service Offerings In- Home/ Office Private Tutoring Walk- In No Appointment Necessary Study Lounge Summer Enrichment Courses Consul:ng Test Prepara:on (ISEE/ HSPT/ SAT/ ACT) Our Team 10 Years of Wonderfulness 2003 2013 More than 50 Tutors 75% Rice Affiliated (Undergrad, Grads, Recent Alums) 40% Rice Undergraduates 60% top 1% by SAT and/or ACT scores 95% Top 5% by SAT and/or ACT scores 75% Mul:- lingual 25% Hold/ Pursuing Masters, PhD, or MD School Op:ons Symposium at Rice University 2

If The Only Things You Remember 1. There are at least 64 good schools in Houston, and 12 REALLY good schools 2. HISD deserves your a_en:on Carnegie, Debakey, IB, $3.5 billion bond 3. Private schools can meet or exceed small colleges curricula, tradi:on, environment 4. Technology & Best Prac:ces heralding a paradigm shie in educa:on 5. Study foreign languages proven good scien:fically, financially, and philosophically 6. Extracurricular Not everything great happens within the bells 7. Don t limit your search geographically 3

If The Only Things You Remember Life (school) is more about what you and your family make of it versus anything that I or anyone else could tell you today. 4

Analysis Based off of 64 Schools We profiled 41 private and 23 applica)on- based public schools mostly within Beltway 8. Data comes from the schools, government, & other 3rd party sources. The 3 rd edi)on of Houston Private and Select Public Schools is available now and contains: 305 pages of research, analysis, insight, & advice Profiles on 64 schools Compara:ve Sta:s:cs An:- Anxiety Worksheet For Choosing a School School Affilia)on & Grade Level 63% (41) are religiously affiliated 50% (25/41) of religious schools are Catholic 61% (26/41) of private schools start at prekindergarten 32% (13) of private schools are prekindergarten through 12 th grade 100% (12) of prekindergarten through 8 th or 9 th grade are religious 88% (7/8) of high school- only schools are religious 5

An)- Anxiety Worksheet An analy)cal yet fast and easy way to compare schools across a number of factors that ma]er specifically to you. The worksheet allows you to quan)fy that weird feeling you have. Iden:fy the considera:ons that ma_er to you Weight them by how important each considera:on is Write out a few notes about why you feel that way Apply scores to each of the considera:ons Calculate your total score and take a breath of relief A blank worksheet and detailed direc2ons are in your Schools Book. 6

Private Schools by Type 7

Religious Schools Presbyterian, 1, 4% Jewish, 2, 8% Bap:st, 3, 11% Episcopal, 5, 19% Chris:an, 2, 8% Catholic, 13, 50% 8

Private Schools by Grade Level 14 12 10 7 # of Schools 8 6 12 1 4 6 7 2 2 0 2 2 1 1 PreK- 8/9 PreK- 12 K- 5/8 K- 12 4-8 6/7-12 9-12 Grades Served Religious Secular 9

Private Schools by Grade Level 14 12 # of Schools 10 8 6 4 2 0 7 1 12 6 7 2 2 2 1 1 PreK- 8/9 PreK- 12 K- 5/8 K- 12 4-8 6/7-12 9-12 Grades Served Religious Secular 10

Public Schools by Grade Level & Magnet Houston ISD (HISD) structures its magnet programs in three different ways: Schoolwide Magnet All students, zoned and applicants, benefit from this specialized program; no applica:on necessary for zoned students to benefit. Dedicated Magnet No students are zoned to these schools; everyone is admi_ed based off their qualifying applica:ons. School- Within- A- School (SWAS) Admi_ed students benefit from a specialized program but may also take normal classes; zoned students generally may par:cipate in the special program without applying. 11

Houston ISD PreK- 5 12

Houston ISD 6-8 13

Houston ISD 9-12 14

Age of Houston Schools 160 140 120 100 Sca]er Plot of All Profiled School Ages Age 80 60 40 20 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 School Source: The Schools 15

Enrollment - Private Alexander Smith! Tenney School! Joy School! St. Catherine's Montessori! Chinquapin School! St. Theresa Catholic School! St. Stephen's Episcopal! Corpus Christi Catholic Regis School! Trafton Academy! Beren Academy! Incarnate Word Academy! Fay School! School of the Woods! Post Oak Montessori St. Mark's Episcopal School! Emery/Weiner! First Baptist Academy! Briarwood School! St. Michael Catholic School! Houston Christian High British School! Presbyterian School! Westbury Christian School! St. Thomas Episcopal! St. Pius X! Episcopal High School! Annunciation Orthodox St. Thomas High School! Duchesne! St. Francis Episcopal Day! St. Anne Catholic School! River Oaks Baptist School! St. Agnes! Village School! Strake Jesuit! John Cooper School! Second Baptist! Awty International! St. Johns! Kinkaid! 50! 55! 107! 155! 160! 162! 170! 223! 224! 247! 250! 262! 294! 378! 425! 430! 434! 454! 458! 472! 485! 521! 524! 560! 623! 653! 661! 673! 709! 714! 820! 820! 845! 900! 914! 925! 964! 1122! 1206! 1274! 1366! 0! 200! 400! 600! 800! 1000! 1200! 1400! 1600! Source: NCES 16

Enrollment - Public Cornerstone Academy! Mandarin Chinese School! Texas Academy of Math and Science! TH Rogers! Carnegie Vanguard HS! Wilson Montessori! Horn Elementary! HSPVA! River Oaks Elementary! Harvard Elementary! Poe Elementary! Roberts Elementary! Mark Twain Elementary! Debakey HS! Westchester Academy! Pin Oak MS! West University Elementary! Lanier MS! Pershing MS! Waltrip High School! Reagan High School! Lamar HS! Bellaire HS! 338! 358! 375! 396! 458! 489! 610! 654! 680! 689! 730! 746! 787! 865! 977! 1153! 1197! 1336! 1748! 1762! 2001! 3003! 3466! Source: NCES 0! 500! 1000! 1500! 2000! 2500! 3000! 3500! 4000! 17

Largest Public vs. Largest Private John Cooper School Pershing MS 964 1748 Second Bap:st Waltrip High School 1122 1762 Source: NCES Awty Interna:onal Reagan High School 1206 2001 St. Johns Lamar HS 1274 3003 Kinkaid Bellaire HS 1366 3466 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 18

Largest Public vs. Largest Private (Grade) 800 Enrollment Highest Grade 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 Source: NCES 0 19

Most Acreage 70 60 65 55 55 Source: The Schools 50 45 44 43 42 40 35 30 28 25.67 20 10 0 20

Most Acreage Per Student 30 25 20 19 Source: The Schools 27 22 21 21 21 15 10 5 3 5 7 11 0 21

Private School Endowments Second Bap:st, $7.5 St. Agnes, $9.0 Emery/Weiner, $9.8 Chinquapin School, $10.0 Duchesne, $6.3 Source: IRS Form 99 And The Schools Strake Jesuit, $11.0 Kinkaid, $79.4 St. Thomas High School, $12.5 Episcopal High School, $24.0 St. Johns, $59.0 22

Private School Endowments Per Pupil Presbyterian School Source: IRS Form 99 And The Schools Duchesne St. Agnes Strake Jesuit St. Thomas High School Emery/Weiner Episcopal High School St. Johns Kinkaid Chinquapin School $0 $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 $60,000 $70,000 23

Student to Teacher Ra)o Tenney School Alexander Smith Joy School St. Stephen's Episcopal Regis School St. Anne Catholic School Emery/Weiner Episcopal High School St. Johns St. Francis Episcopal Day Briarwood School Bri:sh School Beren Academy School of the Woods Presbyterian School Chinquapin School Awty Interna:onal Second Bap:st Duchesne Kinkaid St. Thomas Episcopal Post Oak School Village School Houston Chris:an High School Traeon Academy Source: NCES 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 24

Student to Teacher Ra)o Top 25 Lowest Tenney School Alexander Smith Joy School St. Stephen's Episcopal Regis School St. Anne Catholic School Emery/Weiner Episcopal High School St. Johns St. Francis Episcopal Day Briarwood School Bri:sh School Beren Academy School of the Woods Presbyterian School Chinquapin School Awty Interna:onal Second Bap:st Duchesne Kinkaid St. Thomas Episcopal Post Oak School Village School Houston Chris:an High School Traeon Academy Source: NCES 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 25

Diversity Harris County Demographics 2010 US Census 120% 100% 56.6% - White 40.8% - Hispanic 33% - White persons not 80% Hispanic 18.9% - Black 60% 6.2% - Asian.7 % - American Indian and Alaska 40% Na:ve Source: NCES Does not add up to 100% because respondents may select mul2ple op2ons Public schools are almost 100% more diverse than private schools. Catholic schools fall in between Private and Public schools. Some private schools do not release demographic informa)on. 20% 0% Village School Roberts Elementary Carnegie Vanguard HS Lanier MS St. Theresa Catholic School Incarnate Word Academy Wilson Montessori Lamar HS Poe Elementary Pin Oak MS Westbury Chris:an School Harvard Elementary Bellaire HS Westchester Academy TH Rogers Pershing MS Waltrip High School Debakey HS Reagan High School Chinquapin School 26

AP Courses Offered 25 20 15 22 22 20 18 18 16 15 15 15 15 15 15 Source: The Schools 14 12 12 12 10 5 0 27

IB Curricula Source: The Schools 28

Most Popular World Languages Source: The Schools Hebrew German Greek Italian La:n Chinese French Spanish 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 29

Most Language Offerings 12 Source: The Schools 10 8 6 4 2 0 30

Na)onal Merit Semi- Finalists - # Source: NMSC St. Agnes, 4 Carnegie, 5 HSPVA, 5 Kinkaid, 7 All Others, 21 St. Johns, 42 John Cooper, 10 Debakey HS, 10 Strake Jesuit, 15 TAMS, 42 Bellaire HS, 33 31

Na)onal Merit Semi- Finalists - % 35% 30% 31% Source: NMSC 25% 24% 20% 15% 12% 10% 5% 6% 6% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 0% St. Johns TAMS John Cooper School Strake Jesuit Carnegie Bellaire Vanguard HS HS Debakey HS Kinkaid St. School of Thomas the Episcopal Woods 32

Tui)on Chinquapin School! St. Theresa Catholic School! Corpus Christi Catholic School! St. Michael Catholic School! Trafton Academy! St. Anne Catholic School! Incarnate Word Academy! St. Catherine's Montessori! Westbury Christian School! St. Pius X! St. Thomas High School! St. Thomas Episcopal! First Baptist Academy! St. Agnes! School of the Woods! St. Mark's Episcopal School! St. Stephen's Episcopal! Strake Jesuit! Second Baptist! Fay School! Houston Christian High School! Briarwood School! Annunciation Orthodox School! Presbyterian School! Beren Academy! Regis School! River Oaks Baptist School! Duchesne! St. Francis Episcopal Day! Awty International! John Cooper School! St. Johns! Kinkaid! Episcopal High School! Post Oak School! Village School! Emery/Weiner! British School! Tenney School! Alexander Smith! Joy School! $1,800! $7,620! $7,855! $8,200! $9,000! $9,080! $10,300! $11,149! $12,360! $12,500! $13,750! $14,848! $15,225! $15,450! $16,425! $16,458! $16,785! $16,800! $17,076! $18,430! $18,500! $18,665! $19,130! $19,145! $19,638! $19,775! $20,415! $20,646! $20,940! $21,291! $21,325! $21,550! $21,710! $21,880! $22,000! $22,300! $22,308! $23,175! $25,050! $26,000! $30,000! $0! $5,000! $10,000! $15,000! $20,000! $25,000! $30,000! $35,000! Source: The Schools 33

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