Carver Ranks Among Top 20 High Schools in Greater Houston Area

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Carver High School ranked 17 among 150 area high schools in the 2012 rankings. The annual ranking system developed by Children at Risk looked at campuses in the greater Houston area, which included Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, and Waller. It is worth noting that MacArthur Senior High School made the list of Best Urban, Comprehensive High Schools in 2011.

The ranking system used by Children at Risk represents a compilation of factors that indicate the degree to which a campus has prepared students. The data used were obtained from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and are reported for the most recent year available. In the high school rankings, Children at Risk used the following 14 variables or indicators, which are geared toward determining the college-readiness of graduates: TAKS Commended Performance in reading, TAKS Commended Performance in math, TAKS Commended Performance in social studies, TAKS Commended Performance in science, Recommended high school program, advanced courses, AP (advanced placement)/IB (International Baccalaureate) test-takers, AP/IB students passing, attendance rate, graduation rate, SAT/ACT test-takers, mean SAT score, mean ACT score, and percent of economically disadvantaged.

Both AISD campuses have much to be proud of. Recently, Carver was listed among the five Aldine ISD campuses that ranked in the fourth edition of Best High Schools from U.S. News & World Report. Of the nearly 22,000 high schools ranked in 2012, Carver earned a Silver Award along with Aldine Senior High School and MacArthur Senior High. Only 7% of the high schools ranked obtained a Silver Award. Carver High earned a Bronze in 2007. Both Carver High and MacArthur Senior earned Bronze Medals in 2008. In the 2009 rankings, Carver High and MacArthur Senior earned a Silver Medal and a Bronze Medal respectively.

Nimitz Senior High School and Eisenhower Senior High School also made the 2012 rankings from U.S. News & World Report and received Bronze Medals. Only 13% of the schools ranked obtained a Bronze Medal.

In recent years, Carver High has celebrated several accomplishments including:

• 2011-2012, Named to the National Center for Educational Achievement’s (NCEA) Higher Performing Schools List
• 2010-2011, TEA Distinguished Performance Award
• 2009-2010, Exemplary Rating From TEA
• 2009 & 2010, Magnet School of Excellence Award From Magnet Schools of America
• 2007-2008, Texas High School Project (THSP) Exemplar Grantee
• 2007-2008, College Readiness Award From the Texas ACT Council
• 2007-2008, Finalist for the Excellence in Urban Education Award From San Diego State University’s National Center for Urban School Transformation

MacArthur High has also achieved several accomplishments in recent years including:

• 2011-2012, Named to the National Center for Educational Achievement’s (NCEA) Higher Performing Schools List
• 2010-2011, Named to the National Center for Educational Achievement’s (NCEA) Higher Performing Schools List
• Ranked Second in the 2011 Top 10 List of Best Urban, Comprehensive High Schools in the Greater Houston Area by Children at Risk
• 2007-2008, Winner of the Excellence in Urban Education Award From San Diego State University’s National Center for Urban School Transformation
• 2007-2008, Finalist for the Excellence in Urban Education Award From San Diego State University’s National Center for Urban School Transformation

The Children at Risk rankings include 58 school districts in addition to charter schools. 2012 marks the seventh year the organization has published the school rankings. To view the full list of current and past rankings or to read more about the methodology used, visit http://childrenatrisk.org/research/school-rankings/.

Children at Risk is a nonprofit organization that drives change for children through research, education and influencing public policy.