Compare Pace Early College High School with Porter 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, Porter Early College High School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 87 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 78 in closing performance gaps and 88 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. Porter Early College High School’s five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

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 Porter Early College High School, Hispanics make up 99.51% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (0.49%). There is no African Americans, Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents 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 94.58% at Porter 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. Porter Early College High School has significantly more ELLs at 806 or about 43.71% 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. Porter Early College High School bilingual students comprise 43.49%, gifted and talented students, 11.28%, and 13.12% 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. Porter Early College High School's 126 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 12.5 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. Porter Early College High School has four teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 19 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 54 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 23 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 23 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers.

Pace Early College High School has ten special education teachers assisted by 24 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Porter Early College High School has eight special education teachers and 15 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.