Compare Worthing High School with Bellaire High School

Worthing 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 67 in student achievement, 77 in school progress and 76 in closing performance gaps. It scored 77 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, Bellaire High School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 86 in student achievement, 85 in school progress, 79 in closing performance gaps and 84 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.

Bellaire High School's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science and Social Studies. Worthing High School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Worthing High School is African Americans who make up nearly 69.02% of student population, followed by Hispanics (29.04%), Two or More Races (0.97%), Whites or Caucasians (0.61%), Asians (0.12%) and Native Americans (0.12%).

The student population at Bellaire High School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 40.67%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (22.47%), African Americans (20.58%), Asians (13.32%), Two or More Races (2.38%) and Native Americans (0.29%).

Based on household incomes, Worthing High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 96.48% compared to 48.51% at Bellaire 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, Worthing High School has 112 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 13.61% of student population. Bellaire High School has significantly more ELLs at 452 or about 14.51% of student population.

In addition, Worthing High School has 12.52% bilingual students, 4.37% are in the gifted and talented program, while 15.31% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Bellaire High School with 13.71% bilingual students, 38.33% gifted and talented students and 6.87% students in the special education program.

Worthing High School's 53 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 9.7 years. Bellaire High School's 177 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 10.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 14.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Worthing High School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 23 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Bellaire High School has 15 teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 34 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 55 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 25 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 40 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including nine beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. Worthing High School employs 31 female teachers and 21 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by nine teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs two staff members in the school administration department and 15 more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, Bellaire High School employs 113 female teachers and 64 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by eight teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs nine staff members in the school administration department and 17 more working as school support staff.