West Plains High School earned 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 92 in student achievement, 86 in school progress and 89 in closing performance gaps. It scored 91 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, the performance indicators not applicable for Amtech Career Academy.

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.

West Plains High School's one out of seven distinction is in post-secondary. Amtech Career Academy has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Amtech Career Academy is Whites or Caucasians who make up nearly 80.00% of student population, followed by Hispanics (20.00%). There is no African Americans, Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

At West Plains High School, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 58.46% of student population, followed by Hispanics (32.68%), African Americans (3.04%), Asians (2.71%), Two or More Races (2.38%) and Native Americans (0.74%).

Based on household incomes, the Amtech Career Academy’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 10.00% compared to 23.65% at West Plains 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, Amtech Career Academy has no English Language Learners or ELLS. West Plains High School has significantly more ELLs at 38 or about 3.12% of student population.

Amtech Career Academy has no gifted and talented and bilingual students, while 5.00% are in the special education program. West Plains High School 9.93% are in the special education program, 6.90% are in the gifted and talented program, and bilingual students comprise 2.96% students.

Amtech Career Academy's four teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 11.3 years. West Plains High School's 79 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 4.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 9.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, Amtech Career Academy no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, two teachers have worked for 11-20 years, two teachers have worked for 6-10 years, no teacher serving the school for 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. West Plains High School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 24 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 28 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. Amtech Career Academy employs three female teachers and one male teacher only. The school also employs two staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, West Plains High School employs 42 female teachers and 37 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by nine teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs four staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.