Compare Western Hills High School with Trimble Technical 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, Trimble Technical High School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 81 in student achievement, 83 in school progress, 75 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.

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. Trimble Technical High School’s three out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Social Studies and 25% closing performance gaps.

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%).

At Trimble Technical High School, Hispanics make up 81.90% of student population, followed by African Americans (14.74%), Whites or Caucasians (1.89%), Asians (0.94%), Two or More Races (0.41%) and Native Americans (0.12%).

Based on household incomes, the Western Hills High School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 87.02% compared to 92.22% at Trimble Technical 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. Trimble Technical High School has significantly more ELLs at 608 or about 35.85% 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 Trimble Technical High School with 34.67% bilingual students, 23.64% gifted and talented students and 5.01% 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. Trimble Technical High School's 111 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 10.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 12.8 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. Trimble Technical High School has six teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 16 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 36 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 28 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 20 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, Trimble Technical High School employs 54 male teachers and 57 female teachers. Of its teaching staff, three teachers are aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs two staff members in the school administration department and 19 more working as school support staff.