Compare Sterling High School with Washington B T 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, Washington B T High School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 74 in student achievement, 84 in school progress, 73 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.

Washington B T High School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Social Studies, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Sterling High School has no distinction.

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%).

The student population at Washington B T High School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 52.00%, followed by African Americans (45.40%), Whites or Caucasians (1.89%), Two or More Races (0.47%) and Native Americans (0.24%). There is no Asians student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Sterling High School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 90.10% compared to 96.93% at Washington B T 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 22.88% at Washington B T 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 Washington B T High School with 20.99% bilingual students, 8.73% gifted and talented students and 11.79% 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. Washington B T High School's 55 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 11.5 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. Washington B T High School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 24 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven beginning teachers.

Sterling High School has three special education teachers assisted by 10 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Washington B T High School has three special education teachers and 5 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.