Compare Westwood High School with Round Rock High School

Westwood High School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) 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 96 in student achievement, 86 in school progress and 86 in closing performance gaps. It scored 93 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, Round Rock High School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 95 in student achievement, 82 in school progress, 85 in closing performance gaps and 92 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. Westwood High School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary and with 25% student progress. Round Rock High School’s four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science and post-secondary.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Asians comprise the biggest group at Westwood High School. They make up for 37.05% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (35.76%), Hispanics (18.58%), Two or More Races (4.79%), African Americans (3.13%) and Native Americans (0.50%).

The student population at Round Rock High School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 46.31%, followed by Hispanics (23.55%), Asians (21.42%), African Americans (4.63%), Two or More Races (3.69%) and Native Americans (0.27%).

Based on household incomes, the Westwood High School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 9.33% compared to 10.70% at Round Rock 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, Westwood High School has 171 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 6.16% of student population. Round Rock High School has more ELLs at 181 or about 4.88% of student population.

Westwood High School’s bilingual students comprise 5.98%, gifted and talented students, 22.11%, while 5.04% are in the special education program. Round Rock High School bilingual students comprise 4.77%, gifted and talented students, 14.12%, and 7.30% are in the special education program.

Westwood High School's 171 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 13 years. Round Rock High School's 221 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 11.9 years.

Of its teaching staff, Westwood High School has four teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 34 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 61 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 29 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 37 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven beginning teachers. Round Rock High School has eight teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 28 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 74 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 48 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 57 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. Westwood High School employs 95 female teachers and 76 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 19 special education teachers are being assisted by 13 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs six staff members in the school administration department and 24 more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, Round Rock High School employs 133 female teachers and 88 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 29 special education teachers are being assisted by 17 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs 11 staff members in the school administration department and 41 more working as school support staff.