Compare Booker T Washington Spva Magnet with New Tech High School At B F Darrell 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, New Tech High School At B F Darrell High School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 85 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 85 in closing performance gaps and 86 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.

It is in this area where the two schools differ. Booker T Washington Spva Magnet's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science, Social Studies and post-secondary. New Tech High School At B F Darrell High School’s three out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

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 New Tech High School At B F Darrell High School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 65.49% of student population, followed by African Americans (29.35%), Whites or Caucasians (3.26%), Asians (0.82%), Native Americans (0.54%) and Two or More Races (0.54%).

Based on household incomes, the Booker T Washington Spva Magnet’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 28.45% compared to 81.52% at New Tech High School At B F Darrell 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. New Tech High School At B F Darrell High School has significantly more ELLs at 129 or about 35.05% of student population.

In addition, Booker T Washington Spva Magnet has 6.11% bilingual students, 26.03% are in the gifted and talented program, while 1.69% are in the special education program. This stacks up against New Tech High School At B F Darrell High School with 32.07% bilingual students, 29.08% gifted and talented students and 6.79% students 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. New Tech High School At B F Darrell High School's 22 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 8.2 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. New Tech High School At B F Darrell High School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, two teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.

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, New Tech High School At B F Darrell High School employs 12 female teachers and ten male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by three teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs two staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.