Compare Jasper High School with Plano West Senior High School

Jasper 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 94 in student achievement, 87 in school progress and 87 in closing performance gaps. It scored 92 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, Plano West Senior High School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 94 in student achievement, 87 in school progress, 80 in closing performance gaps and 90 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. Jasper High School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary and with 25% student progress. Plano West Senior High School’s four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science and Social Studies.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Asians comprise the biggest group at Jasper High School. They make up for 49.20% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (25.80%), Hispanics (10.94%), African Americans (9.42%), Two or More Races (4.15%) and Native Americans (0.40%).

The student population at Plano West Senior High School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 32.84%, followed by Asians (29.32%), Hispanics (20.64%), African Americans (13.18%), Two or More Races (3.71%) and Native Americans (0.23%).

Based on household incomes, the Jasper High School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 19.01% compared to 24.70% at Plano West Senior 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, Jasper High School has 65 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 5.19% of student population. Plano West Senior High School has significantly more ELLs at 243 or about 9.20% of student population.

Jasper High School’s bilingual students comprise 5.11%, gifted and talented students, 37.62%, while 6.31% are in the special education program. Plano West Senior High School bilingual students comprise 8.67%, gifted and talented students, 24.55%, and 7.80% are in the special education program.

Jasper High School's 73 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 10.4 years. Plano West Senior High School's 157 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 9.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 12.9 years.

Of its teaching staff, Jasper High School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 22 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 17 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers. Plano West Senior High School has six teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 29 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 53 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 39 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 26 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. Jasper High School employs 48 female teachers and 24 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 12 special education teachers are being assisted by six teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs five staff members in the school administration department and nine more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, Plano West Senior High School employs 88 female teachers and 69 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 35 special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs nine staff members in the school administration department and 15 more working as school support staff.