Compare Booker T Washington Spva Magnet with Citylab High School

Booker T Washington Spva Magnet earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89) 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 95 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 87 in closing performance gaps. It scored 89 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, Citylab High School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 66 in student achievement, 73 in school progress, 73 in closing performance gaps and 74 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 four distinction designations or awards for outstanding performance. For Booker T Washington Spva Magnet these are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science, Social Studies and post-secondary while Citylab High School secured in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Social Studies and post-secondary.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Booker T Washington Spva Magnet. They make up for 37.20% of student population, followed by Hispanics (34.56%), African Americans (20.65%), Two or More Races (3.58%), Asians (3.48%) and Native Americans (0.42%).

At Citylab High School, Hispanics make up 66.67% of student population, followed by African Americans (21.03%), Whites or Caucasians (9.52%), Native Americans (1.19%), Two or More Races (1.19%) and Asians (0.40%).

Based on household incomes, the Booker T Washington Spva Magnet’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 28.45% compared to 73.02% at Citylab 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, Booker T Washington Spva Magnet has 59 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 6.22% of student population. Citylab High School has slightly more ELLs at 75 or about 29.76% of student population.

Booker T Washington Spva Magnet’s bilingual students comprise 6.11%, gifted and talented students, 26.03%, while 1.69% are in the special education program. Citylab High School bilingual students comprise 26.19%, gifted and talented students, 14.68%, and 11.11% are in the special education program.

Booker T Washington Spva Magnet's 56 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 9.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 12.7 years. Citylab High School's 19 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 5 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 10.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, Booker T Washington Spva Magnet has four teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Citylab High School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, three teachers have worked for 11-20 years, three teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. Booker T Washington Spva Magnet employs 30 female teachers and 25 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by one teacher only aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs four staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, Citylab High School employs 11 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by three teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs three staff members in the school administration department and two more working as school support staff.