Compare Clear Lake High School with Clear Horizons Early College High School

Clear Lake 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 91 in student achievement, 83 in school progress and 86 in closing performance gaps. It scored 90 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, Clear Horizons Early College High School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 97 in student achievement, 95 in school progress, 92 in closing performance gaps and 96 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. Clear Lake High School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Clear Horizons Early College High School’s three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics and post-secondary.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Clear Lake High School. They make up for 41.05% of student population, followed by Hispanics (34.29%), Asians (11.79%), African Americans (7.40%), Two or More Races (5.07%) and Native Americans (0.16%).

The student population at Clear Horizons Early College High School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 39.18%, followed by Asians (26.92%), Whites or Caucasians (19.23%), African Americans (10.34%) and Two or More Races (4.09%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Clear Lake High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 29.22% compared to 51.20% at Clear Horizons 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, Clear Lake High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 8.57% of its student population compared to 4.57% at Clear Horizons Early College High School.

Clear Lake High School’s bilingual students comprise 7.44%, gifted and talented students, 16.94%, while 9.13% are in the special education program. Clear Horizons Early College High School bilingual students comprise 4.57%, gifted and talented students, 10.34%, and 0.48% are in the special education program.

Clear Lake High School's 145 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 11.6 years. Clear Horizons Early College High School's 14 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 11.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, Clear Lake High School has four teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 24 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 37 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 38 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 35 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven beginning teachers. Clear Horizons Early College High School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, four teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while three teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.

Clear Lake High School has 20 special education teachers assisted by 15 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Clear Horizons Early College High School has zero special education teachers and 0 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.