Compare Western Hills High School with Arlington Heights High School

Western Hills 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, 85 in school progress and 72 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, Arlington Heights High School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 74 in student achievement, 75 in school progress, 63 in closing performance gaps and 71 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. Western Hills High School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies and post-secondary. Arlington Heights High School’s only distinction designation is in Science.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Western Hills High School. They make up for 47.98% of student population, followed by African Americans (35.88%), Whites or Caucasians (12.32%), Two or More Races (2.29%), Asians (1.09%) and Native Americans (0.11%).

The student population at Arlington Heights High School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 52.67%, followed by African Americans (22.76%), Whites or Caucasians (20.78%), Two or More Races (2.19%), Asians (1.34%) and Native Americans (0.16%).

Based on household incomes, Western Hills High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 87.02% compared to 71.74% at Arlington 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, Western Hills High School has 219 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 23.88% of student population. Arlington Heights High School has significantly more ELLs at 349 or about 18.64% of student population.

In addition, Western Hills High School has 23.56% bilingual students, 7.63% are in the gifted and talented program, while 11.89% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Arlington Heights High School with 18.00% bilingual students, 16.72% gifted and talented students and 9.62% students in the special education program.

Western Hills High School's 70 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 9 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 12.9 years. Arlington Heights High School's 123 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 12.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, Western Hills High School has four teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 12 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 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Arlington Heights High School has eight teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 19 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 35 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 26 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 29 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers.

In both schools, male teachers outnumber the female teachers. Western Hills High School employs 28 male teachers and 41 female teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by seven teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs three staff members in the school administration department and 15 more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, Arlington Heights High School employs 51 male teachers and 71 female teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs four staff members in the school administration department and 20 more working as school support staff.