Compare Lamar Cons High School with Foster High School

Lamar Cons High School earned 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, Foster High School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 93 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 98 in closing performance gaps and 95 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. Lamar Cons High School’s three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science and Social Studies. Foster High School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

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%).

The student population at Foster High School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 31.52%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (31.20%), African Americans (24.17%), Asians (9.32%), Two or More Races (3.24%) and Native Americans (0.41%).

Based on household incomes, Lamar Cons High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 65.97% compared to 37.46% at Foster 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 a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 13.79% of its student population compared to 7.86% at Foster High School.

In addition, Lamar Cons High School has 13.40% bilingual students, 5.14% are in the gifted and talented program, while 14.75% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Foster High School with 7.77% bilingual students, 9.09% gifted and talented students and 9.14% students 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. Foster High School's 111 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 9 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 13.3 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. Foster High School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has 20 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 38 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 29 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 22 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.

Lamar Cons High School has four special education teachers assisted by 12 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Foster High School has six special education teachers and 12 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.