Compare Chavez High School with Austin High School

Chavez High School 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 72 in student achievement, 83 in school progress and 73 in closing performance gaps. It scored 80 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, Austin High School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 72 in student achievement, 82 in school progress, 74 in closing performance gaps and 80 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.

Chavez High School's two out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics and with 25% student progress. Austin High School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Chavez High School is Hispanics who make up nearly 86.73% of student population, followed by African Americans (8.15%), Asians (3.66%), Whites or Caucasians (1.16%), Native Americans (0.12%) and Two or More Races (0.12%).

At Austin High School, Hispanics make up 90.24% of student population, followed by African Americans (8.67%), Whites or Caucasians (0.64%), Two or More Races (0.19%), Asians (0.06%) and Native Americans (0.06%).

Based on household incomes, the Chavez High School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 93.05% compared to 96.40% at Austin 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, Chavez High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 34.36% of its student population compared to 35.84% at Austin High School.

Chavez High School’s bilingual students comprise 32.07%, gifted and talented students, 19.72%, while 8.94% are in the special education program. Austin High School bilingual students comprise 34.55%, gifted and talented students, 11.56%, and 12.72% are in the special education program.

Chavez High School's 148 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 11.6 years. Austin High School's 93 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 12.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, Chavez High School has five teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 23 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 41 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 30 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 45 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Austin High School has five teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 15 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 33 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 24 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including nine beginning teachers.

Chavez High School has three special education teachers assisted by 4 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Austin High School has five special education teachers and 6 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.