Compare Hanna Early College High School with Rivera Early College High School

Hanna 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 88 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and 85 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, Rivera Early College High School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 87 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 78 in closing performance gaps and 88 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. Hanna Early College High School bagged all seven distinction awards in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Rivera Early College High School’s five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Hanna Early College High School is Hispanics who make up nearly 98.29% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (1.28%), Asians (0.26%) and African Americans (0.17%). There is no Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

At Rivera Early College High School, Hispanics make up 99.26% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (0.69%) and Asians (0.04%). There is no African Americans, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Hanna Early College High School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 89.21% compared to 92.11% at Rivera 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, Hanna Early College High School has 526 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 22.52% of student population. Rivera Early College High School has significantly more ELLs at 654 or about 28.36% of student population.

Hanna Early College High School’s bilingual students comprise 22.43%, gifted and talented students, 14.21%, while 14.04% are in the special education program. Rivera Early College High School bilingual students comprise 27.84%, gifted and talented students, 13.18%, and 13.27% are in the special education program.

Hanna Early College High School's 150 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 15.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 15.8 years. Rivera Early College High School's 148 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 14.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 15.4 years.

Of its teaching staff, Hanna Early College High School has 14 teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 41 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 45 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 17 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 30 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Rivera Early College High School has 11 teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 37 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 48 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 27 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 19 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven beginning teachers.

In both schools, male teachers outnumber the female teachers. Hanna Early College High School employs 72 male teachers and 78 female teachers. Of its teaching staff, 13 special education teachers are being assisted by 29 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs five staff members in the school administration department and 23 more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, Rivera Early College High School employs 66 male teachers and 81 female teachers. Of its teaching staff, 11 special education teachers are being assisted by 26 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs six staff members in the school administration department and 23 more working as school support staff.