Compare Hillcrest High School with Woodrow Wilson High School

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, Woodrow Wilson High School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 84 in student achievement, 85 in school progress, 83 in closing performance gaps and 78 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. Woodrow Wilson 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, 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 Woodrow Wilson High School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 59.23% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (31.22%), African Americans (6.75%), Two or More Races (1.69%), Asians (0.90%) and Native Americans (0.16%).

Based on household incomes, Hillcrest High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 70.12% compared to 53.43% at Woodrow Wilson 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, Hillcrest High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 47.47% of its student population compared to 28.38% at Woodrow Wilson High School.

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 Woodrow Wilson High School with 24.53% bilingual students, 18.67% gifted and talented students and 10.28% 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. Woodrow Wilson High School's 123 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 5.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 8.7 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. Woodrow Wilson High School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 32 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 34 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 46 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers.

Hillcrest High School has ten special education teachers assisted by 11 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Woodrow Wilson High School has 17 special education teachers and 18 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.