Compare Sterling High School with South Early College High School

Sterling 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 70 in student achievement, 79 in school progress and 73 in closing performance gaps. It scored 77 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, South Early College High School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 95 in student achievement, 94 in school progress, 94 in closing performance gaps and 95 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.

Distinction Designations for Sterling High School and South Early College High School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Sterling High School. They make up for 49.19% of student population, followed by African Americans (48.51%), Whites or Caucasians (1.25%), Asians (0.56%), Two or More Races (0.44%) and Native Americans (0.06%).

At South Early College High School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 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.

Based on household incomes, Sterling High School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 90.10% compared to 80.81% at South 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, Sterling High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 24.78% of its student population compared to 11.62% at South Early College High School.

In addition, Sterling High School has 20.30% bilingual students, 6.29% are in the gifted and talented program, while 13.26% are in the special education program. This stacks up against South Early College High School with 10.61% bilingual students, 25.76% gifted and talented students and 1.52% students in the special education program.

Sterling High School's 81 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 12.2 years. 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 close to 13.9 years.

Of its teaching staff, Sterling High School has six teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 22 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 18 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 20 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven beginning teachers. 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.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. Sterling High School employs 42 female teachers and 39 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by ten teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs two staff members in the school administration department and 22 more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, 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.