Compare Colorado River Collegiate Academy with Cedar Creek High School

Colorado River Collegiate Academy 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 98 in student achievement, 96 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 99 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, Cedar Creek High School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 78 in student achievement, 77 in school progress, 74 in closing performance gaps and 77 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.

Colorado River Collegiate Academy's four out of seven distinctions are in Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Cedar Creek High School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Colorado River Collegiate Academy is Hispanics who make up nearly 66.80% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (26.56%), Two or More Races (3.32%), Asians (2.90%) and African Americans (0.41%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Cedar Creek High School, Hispanics make up 81.39% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (14.05%), African Americans (2.28%), Two or More Races (1.91%), Asians (0.16%) and Native Americans (0.16%).

Based on household incomes, the Colorado River Collegiate Academy’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 51.04% compared to 63.94% at Cedar Creek 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, Colorado River Collegiate Academy has 22 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 9.13% of student population. Cedar Creek High School has significantly more ELLs at 663 or about 35.15% of student population.

Colorado River Collegiate Academy’s bilingual students comprise 8.71%, gifted and talented students, 13.69%, while 1.66% are in the special education program. Cedar Creek High School bilingual students comprise 34.68%, gifted and talented students, 6.63%, and 11.03% are in the special education program.

Colorado River Collegiate Academy's 12 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 11.2 years. Cedar Creek High School's 105 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 4.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 8.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, Colorado River Collegiate Academy has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, two teachers have worked for 11-20 years, three teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Cedar Creek High School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 19 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 20 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 39 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 16 beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. Colorado River Collegiate Academy employs six female teachers and six male teachers. The school also employs one staff members in the school administration department and two more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, Cedar Creek High School employs 62 female teachers and 43 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 13 special education teachers are being assisted by 17 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs six staff members in the school administration department and 12 more working as school support staff.