Compare Poteet High School with West Mesquite High School

Poteet 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 86 in student achievement, 85 in school progress and 83 in closing performance gaps. It scored 85 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, West Mesquite High School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 80 in student achievement, 84 in school progress, 75 in closing performance gaps and 81 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.

Both schools garnered only two distinction designations or awards for performance. For Poteet High School these are in Science and 25% closing performance gaps while West Mesquite High School secured in Mathematics and with 25% student progress.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Poteet High School. They make up for 47.93% of student population, followed by African Americans (29.54%), Whites or Caucasians (15.47%), Asians (3.23%), Two or More Races (2.98%) and Native Americans (0.55%).

At West Mesquite High School, Hispanics make up 70.08% of student population, followed by African Americans (19.58%), Whites or Caucasians (7.66%), Two or More Races (1.50%), Native Americans (0.63%) and Asians (0.41%).

Based on household incomes, the Poteet High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 62.61% compared to 80.55% at West Mesquite 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, Poteet High School has 194 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 11.81% of student population. West Mesquite High School has significantly more ELLs at 558 or about 25.29% of student population.

Poteet High School’s bilingual students comprise 11.21%, gifted and talented students, 10.11%, while 9.32% are in the special education program. West Mesquite High School bilingual students comprise 23.89%, gifted and talented students, 7.48%, and 9.97% are in the special education program.

Poteet High School's 111 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 11.2 years. West Mesquite High School's 151 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 5.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 9.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, Poteet High School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 16 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 37 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 17 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 30 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including nine beginning teachers. West Mesquite High School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has 16 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 44 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 28 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 52 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 12 beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. Poteet High School employs 64 female teachers and 46 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs seven staff members in the school administration department and 13 more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, West Mesquite High School employs 92 female teachers and 59 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, ten special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs seven staff members in the school administration department and 22 more working as school support staff.