Compare Hillcrest High School with Trinidad Garza Early College At Mt View

Hillcrest 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 79 in student achievement, 87 in school progress and 76 in closing performance gaps. It scored 82 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, Trinidad Garza Early College At Mt View performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 98 in student achievement, 97 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 94 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. Hillcrest High School’s four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science, Social Studies and post-secondary. Trinidad Garza Early College At Mt View's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Hillcrest High School is Hispanics who make up nearly 70.18% of student population, followed by African Americans (15.96%), Whites or Caucasians (10.78%), Asians (1.45%), Two or More Races (1.14%) and Native Americans (0.30%).

At Trinidad Garza Early College At Mt View, Hispanics make up 94.17% of student population, followed by African Americans (4.20%), Whites or Caucasians (1.40%) and Asians (0.23%). There is no Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Hillcrest High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 70.12% compared to 87.88% at Trinidad Garza Early College At Mt View.

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, Hillcrest High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 47.47% of its student population compared to 30.54% at Trinidad Garza Early College At Mt View.

In addition, Hillcrest High School has 44.82% bilingual students, 16.45% are in the gifted and talented program, while 7.95% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Trinidad Garza Early College At Mt View with 30.30% bilingual students, 45.69% gifted and talented students and 0.47% students in the special education program.

Hillcrest High School's 97 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 5.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 9.2 years. Trinidad Garza Early College At Mt View's 22 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 9.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 11.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, Hillcrest High School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 25 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 23 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 33 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven beginning teachers. Trinidad Garza Early College At Mt View has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six 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.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. Hillcrest High School employs 49 female teachers and 48 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 11 special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs six staff members in the school administration department and 12 more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, Trinidad Garza Early College At Mt View employs 13 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four teachers are aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs two staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.