Compare Lamar High School with H S For Law And Justice

Lamar 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 85 in student achievement, 83 in school progress and 78 in closing performance gaps. It scored 83 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 S For Law And Justice performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 96 in student achievement, 95 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 97 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 High School’s three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science and Social Studies. H S For Law And Justice's seven out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Lamar High School. They make up for 40.76% of student population, followed by African Americans (26.80%), Whites or Caucasians (23.61%), Asians (5.37%), Two or More Races (2.91%) and Native Americans (0.21%).

At H S For Law And Justice, Hispanics make up 72.21% of student population, followed by African Americans (23.01%), Whites or Caucasians (2.73%), Asians (1.37%), Two or More Races (0.46%) and Native Americans (0.23%).

Based on household incomes, the Lamar High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 47.40% compared to 84.74% at H S For Law And Justice.

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 High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 9.14% of its student population compared to 7.06% at H S For Law And Justice.

Lamar High School’s bilingual students comprise 8.25%, gifted and talented students, 34.70%, while 6.84% are in the special education program. H S For Law And Justice bilingual students comprise 7.74%, gifted and talented students, 32.12%, and 2.28% are in the special education program.

Lamar High School's 135 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 10.5 years. H S For Law And Justice's 25 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 9.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 12.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, Lamar High School has five teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 17 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 28 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 25 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 47 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 15 beginning teachers. H S For Law And Justice has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, five teachers have worked for 11-20 years, three teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.

Lamar High School has three special education teachers assisted by 6 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. H S For Law And Justice has zero special education teachers and 0 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.