Compare Porter High School with Infinity Early College High School

Porter 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 78 in student achievement, 82 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, Infinity Early College High School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 97 in student achievement, 96 in school progress, 88 in closing performance gaps and 94 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. Except for Social Studies, Porter High School earned one out of seven distinctions. Infinity Early College High School's two out of seven distinctions are in Social Studies and post-secondary.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Porter High School. They make up for 61.03% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (25.74%), African Americans (7.41%), Two or More Races (2.78%), Asians (2.74%) and Native Americans (0.17%).

At Infinity Early College High School, Hispanics make up 73.67% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (16.96%), African Americans (4.81%), Asians (3.29%) and Two or More Races (1.27%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Porter High School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 57.34% compared to 60.00% at Infinity 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, Porter High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 19.91% of its student population compared to 8.86% at Infinity Early College High School.

Porter High School’s bilingual students comprise 19.57%, gifted and talented students, 6.17%, while 7.75% are in the special education program. Infinity Early College High School bilingual students comprise 8.61%, gifted and talented students, 2.78%, and 0.51% are in the special education program.

Porter High School's 137 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 5.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 11.8 years. Infinity Early College High School's 19 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 4.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 13.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, Porter High School has five teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 17 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 43 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 30 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 37 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Infinity Early College High School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while three teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. Porter High School employs 77 female teachers and 60 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 13 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs six staff members in the school administration department and 12 more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, Infinity Early College High School employs 12 female teachers and six male teachers. The school also employs two staff members in the school administration department and two more working as school support staff.