Compare Booker T Washington Spva Magnet with Skyline 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, Skyline High School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 70 in student achievement, 75 in school progress, 68 in closing performance gaps and 72 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. Skyline High School’s only distinction designation is in Social Studies.

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 Skyline High School, Hispanics make up 76.08% of student population, followed by African Americans (21.25%), Whites or Caucasians (1.38%), Two or More Races (0.56%), Asians (0.30%) and Native Americans (0.30%).

Based on household incomes, the Booker T Washington Spva Magnet’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 28.45% compared to 73.26% at Skyline 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. Skyline High School has significantly more ELLs at 1822 or about 42.73% 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. Skyline High School bilingual students comprise 39.54%, gifted and talented students, 17.42%, and 7.95% 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. Skyline High School's 253 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 9.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 11.9 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. Skyline High School has 16 teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 35 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 61 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 43 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 82 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 16 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, Skyline High School employs 128 female teachers and 124 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 27 special education teachers are being assisted by 28 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs 12 staff members in the school administration department and 19 more working as school support staff.