Compare John B Alexander High School with United South High School

John B Alexander 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 93 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 87 in closing performance gaps. It scored 91 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, United South High School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 86 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 84 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. John B Alexander 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. United South 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 John B Alexander High School is Hispanics who make up nearly 98.12% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (0.94%), Asians (0.74%), African Americans (0.13%), Native Americans (0.03%) and Two or More Races (0.03%).

At United South High School, Hispanics make up 99.68% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (0.13%), African Americans (0.06%), Asians (0.06%) and Two or More Races (0.06%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the John B Alexander High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 58.54% compared to 86.23% at United South 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, John B Alexander High School has 422 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 14.17% of student population. United South High School has significantly more ELLs at 867 or about 27.32% of student population.

John B Alexander High School’s bilingual students comprise 18.40%, gifted and talented students, 24.34%, while 7.39% are in the special education program. United South High School bilingual students comprise 31.57%, gifted and talented students, 15.15%, and 10.78% are in the special education program.

John B Alexander High School's 169 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 13.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 15.3 years. United South High School's 192 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 10.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 12.4 years.

Of its teaching staff, John B Alexander High School has nine teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 41 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 61 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 22 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 35 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. United South High School has seven teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 25 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 72 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 31 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 47 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 11 beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. John B Alexander High School employs 99 female teachers and 70 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 12 special education teachers are being assisted by 20 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs 12 staff members in the school administration department and 19 more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, United South High School employs 106 female teachers and 85 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 19 special education teachers are being assisted by 26 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs 14 staff members in the school administration department and 24 more working as school support staff.