Compare Academy For Technology Engineering Math & Science with Abilene High School

Academy For Technology Engineering Math & Science performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) based on three domains: student achievement, school progress and closing the gaps. Scores are scaled from 0 to 100 to align with letter grades. The school scored 94 in student achievement, 87 in school progress and 90 in closing performance gaps. It scored 93 overall in post-secondary readiness, a broad term that refers to student preparedness to undertake multiple pathways after graduation, or specifically, their preparedness for college education.

On the other hand, Abilene High School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 81 in student achievement, 83 in school progress, 77 in closing performance gaps and 81 overall in post-secondary readiness.

A distinction designation acknowledges districts and campuses for outstanding achievement based on the outcomes of several performance indicators. Distinction designations are awarded for achievement in several areas and are based on performance relative to a group of campuses of similar type, size, grade span, and student demographics.

Both schools garnered only five distinction designations or awards for outstanding performance. For Academy For Technology Engineering Math & Science these are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies and post-secondary while Abilene High School secured in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Academy For Technology Engineering Math & Science. They make up for 60.86% of student population, followed by Hispanics (28.00%), African Americans (5.43%), Asians (2.86%) and Two or More Races (2.86%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

The student population at Abilene High School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 51.85%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (30.83%), African Americans (13.22%), Two or More Races (2.52%), Asians (1.23%) and Native Americans (0.25%).

Based on household incomes, the Academy For Technology Engineering Math & Science’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 37.71% compared to 61.62% at Abilene High School.

In terms of Limited English Proficiency (LEP), a term used in the United States that refers to a person who is not fluent in the English Language, mainly because it is not their native language, Academy For Technology Engineering Math & Science has 2 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 0.57% of student population. Abilene High School has significantly more ELLs at 124 or about 6.12% of student population.

Academy For Technology Engineering Math & Science’s bilingual students comprise 0.57%, gifted and talented students, 24.86%, while 3.43% are in the special education program. Abilene High School bilingual students comprise 6.12%, gifted and talented students, 9.32%, and 11.99% are in the special education program.

Academy For Technology Engineering Math & Science's 30 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 9 years. Abilene High School's 124 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 12.9 years.

Of its teaching staff, Academy For Technology Engineering Math & Science no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Abilene High School has five teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 24 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 36 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 26 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 30 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers.

Academy For Technology Engineering Math & Science has zero special education teachers assisted by 1 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Abilene High School has seven special education teachers and 20 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.