Compare Lamar High School with Westside High School

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, Westside High School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 81 in student achievement, 84 in school progress, 78 in closing performance gaps and 82 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. Westside High School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies 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%).

The student population at Westside High School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 43.98%, followed by African Americans (32.28%), Whites or Caucasians (14.94%), Asians (6.24%), Two or More Races (1.91%) and Native Americans (0.41%).

Based on household incomes, the Lamar High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 47.40% compared to 64.31% at Westside 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 High School has 267 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 9.14% of student population. Westside High School has significantly more ELLs at 439 or about 14.98% of student population.

Lamar High School’s bilingual students comprise 8.25%, gifted and talented students, 34.70%, while 6.84% are in the special education program. Westside High School bilingual students comprise 14.23%, gifted and talented students, 25.93%, and 6.31% 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. Westside High School's 156 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 12.3 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. Westside High School has seven teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 25 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 41 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 33 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 42 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including eight beginning teachers.

Lamar High School has three special education teachers assisted by 6 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Westside High School has three special education teachers and 10 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.