Compare Chavez High School with Waltrip High School

Chavez High School earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89) 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 72 in student achievement, 83 in school progress and 73 in closing performance gaps. It scored 80 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, Waltrip High School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 71 in student achievement, 77 in school progress, 72 in closing performance gaps and 76 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. Chavez High School's two out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics and with 25% student progress. Except for Mathematics, Waltrip High School earned one out of seven distinctions.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Chavez High School is Hispanics who make up nearly 86.73% of student population, followed by African Americans (8.15%), Asians (3.66%), Whites or Caucasians (1.16%), Native Americans (0.12%) and Two or More Races (0.12%).

At Waltrip High School, Hispanics make up 77.09% of student population, followed by African Americans (14.67%), Whites or Caucasians (6.90%), Two or More Races (0.70%), Asians (0.41%) and Native Americans (0.23%).

Based on household incomes, Chavez High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 93.05% compared to 77.09% at Waltrip 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, Chavez High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 34.36% of its student population compared to 22.09% at Waltrip High School.

Chavez High School’s bilingual students comprise 32.07%, gifted and talented students, 19.72%, while 8.94% are in the special education program. Waltrip High School bilingual students comprise 20.98%, gifted and talented students, 19.17%, and 11.22% are in the special education program.

Chavez High School's 148 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 11.6 years. Waltrip High School's 107 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 10.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, Chavez High School has five teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 23 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 41 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 30 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 45 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Waltrip High School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 14 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 25 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 27 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 34 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers.

Chavez High School has three special education teachers assisted by 4 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Waltrip High School has three special education teachers and 8 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.