Compare L G Pinkston High School with North Lake Early College High School

L G Pinkston 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 67 in student achievement, 77 in school progress and 71 in closing performance gaps. It scored 77 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, North Lake Early College High School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 94 in student achievement, 95 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 93 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. L G Pinkston High School’s only distinction designation is in Read/ELA. North Lake Early College High School's four out of seven distinctions are in Science, Social Studies, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in L G Pinkston High School is Hispanics who make up nearly 74.53% of student population, followed by African Americans (22.78%), Whites or Caucasians (0.97%), Asians (0.60%), Native Americans (0.60%) and Two or More Races (0.52%).

At North Lake Early College High School, Hispanics make up 84.31% of student population, followed by African Americans (10.29%), Whites or Caucasians (3.43%) and Asians (1.96%). There is no Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

Based on household incomes, L G Pinkston High School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 92.68% compared to 87.75% at North Lake Early College 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, L G Pinkston High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 45.11% of its student population compared to 35.78% at North Lake Early College High School.

In addition, L G Pinkston High School has 42.20% bilingual students, 13.14% are in the gifted and talented program, while 14.04% are in the special education program. This stacks up against North Lake Early College High School with 35.29% bilingual students, 31.37% gifted and talented students and 1.96% students in the special education program.

L G Pinkston High School's 83 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 5.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 7.6 years. North Lake Early College High School's 15 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 3.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 7.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, L G Pinkston High School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 14 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 39 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including nine beginning teachers. North Lake Early College High School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, four teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. L G Pinkston High School employs 49 female teachers and 34 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 17 special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs nine staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, North Lake Early College High School employs ten female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one teacher is aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs two staff members in the school administration department and two more working as school support staff.