Compare Lamar Cons High School with B F Terry High School

Lamar Cons High School was accorded a State accountability rating of C (70-79) 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 77 in student achievement, 81 in school progress and 73 in closing performance gaps. It scored 79 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, B F Terry High School also earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 73 in student achievement, 80 in school progress, 66 in closing performance gaps and 76 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.

Lamar Cons High School's three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science and Social Studies. B F Terry High School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Lamar Cons High School. They make up for 54.61% of student population, followed by African Americans (25.55%), Whites or Caucasians (12.27%), Asians (5.82%), Two or More Races (1.53%) and Native Americans (0.23%).

At B F Terry High School, Hispanics make up 75.87% of student population, followed by African Americans (13.42%), Whites or Caucasians (7.91%), Two or More Races (1.63%), Asians (0.97%) and Native Americans (0.10%).

Based on household incomes, the Lamar Cons High School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 65.97% compared to 74.39% at B F Terry 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, Lamar Cons High School has 244 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 13.79% of student population. B F Terry High School has significantly more ELLs at 320 or about 16.33% of student population.

Lamar Cons High School’s bilingual students comprise 13.40%, gifted and talented students, 5.14%, while 14.75% are in the special education program. B F Terry High School bilingual students comprise 15.77%, gifted and talented students, 2.81%, and 15.00% are in the special education program.

Lamar Cons High School's 99 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 12.5 years. B F Terry High School's 108 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 11.9 years.

Of its teaching staff, Lamar Cons High School has four teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 17 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 23 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 22 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 29 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. B F Terry High School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 15 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 33 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 24 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 28 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers.

Lamar Cons High School has four special education teachers assisted by 12 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. B F Terry High School has five special education teachers and 8 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.