Compare South Early College High School with Jones Futures Academy

South Early College High School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) 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 95 in student achievement, 94 in school progress and 94 in closing performance gaps. It scored 95 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, Jones Futures Academy earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 86 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 77 in closing performance gaps and 86 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.

Jones Futures Academy's two out of seven distinctions are in Social Studies and with 25% student progress. South Early College High School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at South Early College High School. They make up for 54.29% of student population, followed by African Americans (41.67%), Whites or Caucasians (2.02%), Asians (0.76%) and Two or More Races (0.76%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Jones Futures Academy, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 59.40% of student population, followed by African Americans (38.59%), Whites or Caucasians (1.01%), Two or More Races (0.67%) and Native Americans (0.34%). There is no Asians student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the South Early College High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 80.81% compared to 92.28% at Jones Futures Academy.

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, South Early College High School has 46 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 11.62% of student population. Jones Futures Academy has slightly more ELLs at 64 or about 21.48% of student population.

South Early College High School’s bilingual students comprise 10.61%, gifted and talented students, 25.76%, while 1.52% are in the special education program. Jones Futures Academy bilingual students comprise 19.13%, gifted and talented students, 16.78%, and 7.05% are in the special education program.

South Early College High School's 19 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 13.9 years. Jones Futures Academy's 24 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 11.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, South Early College High School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, three teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Jones Futures Academy has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, five teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. South Early College High School employs 12 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one teacher is aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs one staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, Jones Futures Academy employs 16 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by one teacher only aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs one staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.