Compare Pace Early College High School with Lopez Early College High School

Pace Early College 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 89 in student achievement, 93 in school progress and 80 in closing performance gaps. It scored 89 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, Lopez Early College High School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 86 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 75 in closing performance gaps and 87 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. Pace Early College High School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Lopez Early College High School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics and Science.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Pace Early College High School is Hispanics who make up nearly 99.43% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (0.52%). There is no African Americans, Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

At Lopez Early College High School, Hispanics make up 99.53% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (0.37%), African Americans (0.05%) and Two or More Races (0.05%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Pace Early College High School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 90.61% compared to 94.78% at Lopez Early College 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, Pace Early College High School has 481 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 24.81% of student population. Lopez Early College High School has significantly more ELLs at 563 or about 29.69% of student population.

Pace Early College High School’s bilingual students comprise 24.24%, gifted and talented students, 17.33%, while 13.20% are in the special education program. Lopez Early College High School bilingual students comprise 29.48%, gifted and talented students, 12.34%, and 15.08% are in the special education program.

Pace Early College High School's 132 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 13.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 14.2 years. Lopez Early College High School's 129 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 12.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 13.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, Pace Early College High School has 12 teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 20 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 48 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 17 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 33 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Lopez Early College High School has seven teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 21 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 44 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 18 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 32 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. Pace Early College High School employs 74 female teachers and 57 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 11 special education teachers are being assisted by 25 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs five staff members in the school administration department and 21 more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, Lopez Early College High School employs 67 female teachers and 62 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 13 special education teachers are being assisted by 19 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs five staff members in the school administration department and 22 more working as school support staff.