Compare Sst Corpus Christi with Sst Hill Country

Sst Corpus Christi 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 88 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 81 in closing performance gaps. It scored 88 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, Sst Hill Country performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 88 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 92 in closing performance gaps and 91 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. Sst Corpus Christi’s five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Social Studies, post-secondary and with 25% student progress. Sst Hill Country's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Sst Corpus Christi is Hispanics who make up nearly 79.00% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (13.30%), African Americans (4.09%), Asians (1.85%), Two or More Races (1.56%) and Native Americans (0.05%).

The student population at Sst Hill Country is also predominantly by Hispanics at 53.89%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (25.75%), African Americans (11.38%), Asians (5.79%) and Two or More Races (3.19%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Sst Corpus Christi’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 77.34% compared to 35.53% at Sst Hill Country.

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, Sst Corpus Christi has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 8.33% of its student population compared to 12.97% at Sst Hill Country.

In addition, Sst Corpus Christi has 8.28% bilingual students, 7.07% are in the gifted and talented program, while 11.40% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Sst Hill Country with 11.38% bilingual students, 7.19% gifted and talented students and 7.98% students in the special education program.

141 teachers employed at Sst Corpus Christi have been teaching in the school for an average of about 2.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 4 years. The 33 teachers at Sst Hill Country have been serving the school for an average of 1.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 3.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, Sst Corpus Christi no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 33 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 56 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 42 beginning teachers. Sst Hill Country no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, three teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 14 beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Sst Corpus Christi there are 115 female teachers and 25 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 16 special education teachers are being assisted by 53 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has 15 staff members in the school administration department.

At Sst Hill Country there are 30 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 13 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department.