Compare Jefferson High School with Young Men's Leadership Academy

Jefferson 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 72 in closing performance gaps. It scored 83 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, Young Men's Leadership Academy also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 71 in student achievement, 83 in school progress, 73 in closing performance gaps and 80 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. Jefferson High School's three out of seven distinctions are in Science, Social Studies and with 25% student progress. Young Men's Leadership Academy’s two out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics and post-secondary.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Jefferson High School is Hispanics who make up nearly 96.10% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (2.13%), African Americans (1.16%), Two or More Races (0.37%), Asians (0.12%) and Native Americans (0.12%).

At Young Men's Leadership Academy, Hispanics make up 77.02% of student population, followed by African Americans (15.93%), Whites or Caucasians (5.48%), Asians (0.78%), Native Americans (0.52%) and Two or More Races (0.26%).

Based on household incomes, Jefferson High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 86.59% compared to 63.97% at Young Men's Leadership 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, Jefferson High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 18.29% of its student population compared to 4.18% at Young Men's Leadership Academy.

In addition, Jefferson High School has 16.40% bilingual students, 10.61% are in the gifted and talented program, while 15.30% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Young Men's Leadership Academy with 4.18% bilingual students, 25.07% gifted and talented students and 14.62% students in the special education program.

Jefferson High School's 115 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 9 years. Young Men's Leadership Academy's 30 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 5 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 8.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, Jefferson High School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has 16 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 28 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 18 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 32 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 23 beginning teachers. Young Men's Leadership Academy no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, six teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.

Jefferson High School has 14 special education teachers assisted by 15 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Young Men's Leadership Academy has three special education teachers and 1 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.