Compare James Madison High School with Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy

James Madison High School earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) 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 66 in student achievement, 75 in school progress and 73 in closing performance gaps. It scored 74 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, Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 97 in student achievement, 95 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. James Madison High School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Social Studies and post-secondary. Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy's four out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, African Americans comprise the biggest group at James Madison High School. They make up for 60.58% of student population, followed by Hispanics (38.46%), Whites or Caucasians (0.48%) and Two or More Races (0.48%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.

The student population at Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy is also predominantly by Hispanics at 52.12%, followed by African Americans (45.61%), Asians (1.13%), Whites or Caucasians (0.57%) and Two or More Races (0.57%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, James Madison High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 95.67% compared to 69.69% at Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy.

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, James Madison High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 32.21% of its student population compared to 28.33% at Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy.

In addition, James Madison High School has 30.29% bilingual students, 6.73% are in the gifted and talented program, while 8.89% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy with 26.91% bilingual students, 31.16% gifted and talented students and 1.42% students in the special education program.

James Madison High School's 32 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 9.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 12.1 years. Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy's 19 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 9.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 11.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, James Madison High School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, six teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, five teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while four teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.

In both schools, male teachers outnumber the female teachers. James Madison High School employs 13 male teachers and 19 female teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by two teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs four staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy employs eight male teachers and 11 female teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by one teacher only aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs two staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.