Compare Goose Creek Memorial with Lee High School

Goose Creek Memorial 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 86 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 78 in closing performance gaps. It scored 87 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, Lee High School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 84 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 74 in closing performance gaps and 86 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. Goose Creek Memorial's five out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Lee High School’s only distinction designation is in Post-Secondary.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Goose Creek Memorial. They make up for 59.66% of student population, followed by African Americans (18.25%), Whites or Caucasians (17.18%), Asians (2.69%), Two or More Races (2.00%) and Native Americans (0.14%).

At Lee High School, Hispanics make up 70.69% of student population, followed by African Americans (15.51%), Whites or Caucasians (11.75%), Two or More Races (1.27%), Asians (0.55%) and Native Americans (0.17%).

Based on household incomes, the Goose Creek Memorial’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 63.65% compared to 72.63% at Lee 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, Goose Creek Memorial has 225 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 10.45% of student population. Lee High School has significantly more ELLs at 249 or about 13.80% of student population.

Goose Creek Memorial’s bilingual students comprise 9.89%, gifted and talented students, 8.82%, while 10.91% are in the special education program. Lee High School bilingual students comprise 13.07%, gifted and talented students, 5.32%, and 14.35% are in the special education program.

Goose Creek Memorial's 147 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 10.9 years. Lee High School's 129 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 10.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, Goose Creek Memorial has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 15 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 57 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 17 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 45 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including ten beginning teachers. Lee High School has seven teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 14 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 36 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 24 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 36 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 12 beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. Goose Creek Memorial employs 81 female teachers and 65 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 16 special education teachers are being assisted by 13 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs ten staff members in the school administration department and nine more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, Lee High School employs 77 female teachers and 52 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 12 special education teachers are being assisted by 20 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs eight staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.