Compare Washington B T High School with Lamar High School

Washington B T High School 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 74 in student achievement, 84 in school progress and 73 in closing performance gaps. It scored 81 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, Lamar High School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 85 in student achievement, 83 in school progress, 78 in closing performance gaps and 83 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. 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. Lamar High School’s three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science and Social Studies.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Washington B T High School. They make up for 52.00% of student population, 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.

The student population at Lamar High School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 40.76%, followed by African Americans (26.80%), Whites or Caucasians (23.61%), Asians (5.37%), Two or More Races (2.91%) and Native Americans (0.21%).

Based on household incomes, Washington B T High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 96.93% compared to 47.40% at Lamar 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, Washington B T High School has 194 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 22.88% of student population. Lamar High School has significantly more ELLs at 267 or about 9.14% of student population.

In addition, Washington B T High School has 20.99% bilingual students, 8.73% are in the gifted and talented program, while 11.79% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Lamar High School with 8.25% bilingual students, 34.70% gifted and talented students and 6.84% students in the special education program.

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 nearly 11.5 years. Lamar High School's 135 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 10.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, 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. Lamar High School has five teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 17 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 28 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 25 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 47 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 15 beginning teachers.

In both schools, male teachers outnumber the female teachers. Washington B T High School employs 23 male teachers and 32 female teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by five teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs four staff members in the school administration department and 11 more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, Lamar High School employs 62 male teachers and 73 female teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by six teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs eight staff members in the school administration department and 19 more working as school support staff.