Compare Challenge Early College High School with South Early College High School

Challenge Early College High School 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 97 in student achievement, 96 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 98 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, South Early College High School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 95 in student achievement, 94 in school progress, 94 in closing performance gaps and 95 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.

Challenge Early College High School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. South Early College High School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Challenge Early College High School is Hispanics who make up nearly 73.74% of student population, followed by African Americans (10.92%), Whites or Caucasians (8.40%), Asians (5.25%), Two or More Races (1.05%) and Native Americans (0.63%).

At South Early College High School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 54.29% of student population, followed by African Americans (41.67%), Whites or Caucasians (2.02%), Asians (0.76%) and Two or More Races (0.76%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Challenge Early College High School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 76.47% compared to 80.81% at South Early College 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, Challenge Early College High School has a higher number of English Language Learners comprising 10.92% of its student population compared to 11.62% at South Early College High School.

Challenge Early College High School’s bilingual students comprise 10.71%, gifted and talented students, 35.08%, while 1.89% are in the special education program. South Early College High School bilingual students comprise 10.61%, gifted and talented students, 25.76%, and 1.52% are in the special education program.

Challenge Early College High School's 20 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 11 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 17.4 years. South Early College High School's 19 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 13.9 years.

Of its teaching staff, Challenge Early College High School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, one teacher only has worked for 6-10 years, while two teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. South Early College High School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, three teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. Challenge Early College High School employs ten female teachers and ten male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one teacher is aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs one staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, South Early College High School employs 12 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one teacher is aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs one staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.