Compare Challenge Early College High School with Waltrip 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, Waltrip High School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 71 in student achievement, 77 in school progress, 72 in closing performance gaps and 76 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. 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. Waltrip High School’s only distinction designation is in Read/ELA.

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 Waltrip High School, Hispanics make up 77.09% of student population, followed by African Americans (14.67%), Whites or Caucasians (6.90%), Two or More Races (0.70%), Asians (0.41%) and Native Americans (0.23%).

Based on household incomes, the Challenge Early College High School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 76.47% compared to 77.09% at Waltrip 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 52 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 10.92% of student population. Waltrip High School has significantly more ELLs at 378 or about 22.09% of student population.

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. Waltrip High School bilingual students comprise 20.98%, gifted and talented students, 19.17%, and 11.22% 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. Waltrip High School's 107 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 10.8 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. Waltrip High School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 14 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 25 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 27 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 34 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers.

Challenge Early College High School has zero special education teachers assisted by 1 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Waltrip High School has three special education teachers and 8 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.