Compare Austin High School with Lasa 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, Lasa High School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 99 in student achievement, 94 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 99 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. Lasa High School's seven out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

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 Lasa High School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 44.23%, followed by Asians (25.13%), Hispanics (21.24%), Two or More Races (6.95%) and African Americans (2.37%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Austin High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 22.19% compared to 11.54% at Lasa 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 a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 7.44% of its student population compared to 1.83% at Lasa High School.

In addition, Austin High School has 7.02% bilingual students, 17.23% are in the gifted and talented program, while 10.84% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Lasa High School with 1.76% bilingual students, 62.95% gifted and talented students and 0.99% students 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. Lasa High School's 76 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 11.4 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. Lasa High School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has 14 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 20 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 17 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 19 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers.

Austin High School has 16 special education teachers assisted by 16 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Lasa High School has three special education teachers and 0 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.