Compare Austin High School with Anderson High School

Austin 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 94 in student achievement, 85 in school progress and 79 in closing performance gaps. It scored 90 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, Anderson High School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 93 in student achievement, 84 in school progress, 84 in closing performance gaps and 90 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. Austin High School’s three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), post-secondary and with 25% student progress. Anderson High School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies and post-secondary.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Austin High School. They make up for 53.89% of student population, followed by Hispanics (35.48%), Two or More Races (4.71%), African Americans (3.32%), Asians (2.31%) and Native Americans (0.17%).

The student population at Anderson High School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 52.18%, followed by Hispanics (29.61%), Asians (7.90%), Two or More Races (5.16%), African Americans (4.93%) and Native Americans (0.04%).

Based on household incomes, the Austin High School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 22.19% compared to 23.01% at Anderson 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, Austin High School has 177 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 7.44% of student population. Anderson High School has more ELLs at 181 or about 8.12% of student population.

Austin High School’s bilingual students comprise 7.02%, gifted and talented students, 17.23%, while 10.84% are in the special education program. Anderson High School bilingual students comprise 7.54%, gifted and talented students, 17.00%, and 9.51% are in the special education program.

Austin High School's 132 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 11 years. Anderson High School's 126 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 10.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, Austin High School has four teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 17 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 42 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 22 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 39 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including eight beginning teachers. Anderson High School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 15 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 36 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 32 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 32 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including ten beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. Austin High School employs 67 female teachers and 65 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 17 special education teachers are being assisted by 16 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs seven staff members in the school administration department and 11 more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, Anderson High School employs 67 female teachers and 59 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 14 special education teachers are being assisted by 24 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs five staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.