Compare Westbury High School with Austin High School

Westbury 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 71 in student achievement, 80 in school progress and 75 in closing performance gaps. It scored 79 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, Austin High School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 72 in student achievement, 82 in school progress, 74 in closing performance gaps and 80 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.

Westbury High School's two out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and 25% closing performance gaps. Austin High School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Westbury High School. They make up for 65.03% of student population, followed by African Americans (31.17%), Whites or Caucasians (1.88%), Asians (1.15%), Two or More Races (0.68%) and Native Americans (0.04%).

At Austin High School, Hispanics make up 90.24% of student population, followed by African Americans (8.67%), Whites or Caucasians (0.64%), Two or More Races (0.19%), Asians (0.06%) and Native Americans (0.06%).

Based on household incomes, the Westbury High School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 92.24% compared to 96.40% at Austin 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, Westbury High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 36.08% of its student population compared to 35.84% at Austin High School.

Westbury High School’s bilingual students comprise 35.01%, gifted and talented students, 12.20%, while 9.68% are in the special education program. Austin High School bilingual students comprise 34.55%, gifted and talented students, 11.56%, and 12.72% are in the special education program.

Westbury High School's 126 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 12.9 years. Austin High School's 93 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 12.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, Westbury High School has seven teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 22 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 38 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 14 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 30 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 15 beginning teachers. Austin High School has five teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 15 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 33 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 24 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including nine beginning teachers.

Westbury High School has four special education teachers assisted by 8 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Austin High School has five special education teachers and 6 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.