Compare Westwood High School with Rrisd Early College 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, Rrisd Early College High School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 95 in student achievement, 93 in school progress, 88 in closing performance gaps and 93 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. Rrisd Early College High School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) 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 Rrisd Early College High School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 36.48%, followed by Hispanics (35.70%), Asians (14.70%), African Americans (9.45%), Two or More Races (3.15%) and Native Americans (0.26%).

Based on household incomes, the Westwood High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 9.33% compared to 27.56% at Rrisd Early College 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 a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 6.16% of its student population compared to 8.92% at Rrisd Early College High School.

Westwood High School’s bilingual students comprise 5.98%, gifted and talented students, 22.11%, while 5.04% are in the special education program. Rrisd Early College High School bilingual students comprise 8.92%, gifted and talented students, 10.76%, and 4.20% 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. Rrisd Early College High School's 18 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 3.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 6.3 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. Rrisd Early College High School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, three teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.

Westwood High School has 18 special education teachers assisted by 13 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Rrisd Early College High School has zero special education teachers and 0 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.