Compare Westbury High School with Heights 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, Heights High School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 85 in student achievement, 84 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. Westbury High School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and 25% closing performance gaps. Heights High School's three out of seven distinctions are in Science, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

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 Heights High School, Hispanics make up 74.08% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (12.14%), African Americans (10.95%), Two or More Races (1.48%), Asians (1.15%) and Native Americans (0.12%).

Based on household incomes, Westbury High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 92.24% compared to 61.20% at Heights 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 11.24% at Heights High School.

In addition, Westbury High School has 35.01% bilingual students, 12.20% are in the gifted and talented program, while 9.68% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Heights High School with 10.50% bilingual students, 36.14% gifted and talented students and 7.34% students 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. Heights High School's 127 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 9.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 13.4 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. Heights High School has 13 teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 20 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 31 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 26 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 31 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven beginning teachers.

Westbury High School has four special education teachers assisted by 8 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Heights High School has one special education teachers and 5 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.