Compare Hillcrest High School with H Grady Spruce High School

Hillcrest 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 79 in student achievement, 87 in school progress and 76 in closing performance gaps. It scored 82 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, H Grady Spruce High School not rated a State accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365. The school posted 59 in student achievement, 63 in school progress, 60 in closing performance gaps and 62 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.

Hillcrest High School's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science, Social Studies and post-secondary. H Grady Spruce High School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Hillcrest High School is Hispanics who make up nearly 70.18% of student population, followed by African Americans (15.96%), Whites or Caucasians (10.78%), Asians (1.45%), Two or More Races (1.14%) and Native Americans (0.30%).

At H Grady Spruce High School, Hispanics make up 79.64% of student population, followed by African Americans (17.66%), Whites or Caucasians (1.53%), Two or More Races (0.49%), Native Americans (0.43%) and Asians (0.25%).

Based on household incomes, the Hillcrest High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 70.12% compared to 92.95% at H Grady Spruce 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, Hillcrest High School has 788 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 47.47% of student population. H Grady Spruce High School has significantly more ELLs at 947 or about 58.06% of student population.

Hillcrest High School’s bilingual students comprise 44.82%, gifted and talented students, 16.45%, while 7.95% are in the special education program. H Grady Spruce High School bilingual students comprise 54.38%, gifted and talented students, 10.55%, and 12.51% are in the special education program.

Hillcrest High School's 97 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 5.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 9.2 years. H Grady Spruce High School's 115 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 8.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, Hillcrest High School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 25 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 23 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 33 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven beginning teachers. H Grady Spruce High School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 13 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 33 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 45 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 11 beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. Hillcrest High School employs 49 female teachers and 48 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 11 special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs six staff members in the school administration department and 12 more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, H Grady Spruce High School employs 64 female teachers and 51 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 11 special education teachers are being assisted by 21 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs seven staff members in the school administration department and nine more working as school support staff.