Compare South Early College High School with Waltrip High School

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, Waltrip High School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 71 in student achievement, 77 in school progress, 72 in closing performance gaps and 76 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.

Waltrip High School's one out of seven distinction is in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA). 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 Waltrip High School, Hispanics make up 77.09% of student population, followed by African Americans (14.67%), Whites or Caucasians (6.90%), Two or More Races (0.70%), Asians (0.41%) and Native Americans (0.23%).

Based on household incomes, South Early College High School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 80.81% compared to 77.09% at Waltrip 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, South Early College High School has 46 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 11.62% of student population. Waltrip High School has significantly more ELLs at 378 or about 22.09% 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. Waltrip High School bilingual students comprise 20.98%, gifted and talented students, 19.17%, and 11.22% 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. Waltrip High School's 107 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 10.8 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. Waltrip High School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 14 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 25 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 27 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 34 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers.

South Early College High School has zero special education teachers assisted by 1 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Waltrip High School has three special education teachers and 8 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.