Compare L G Pinkston High School with W H Adamson 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, W H Adamson High School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 77 in student achievement, 83 in school progress, 73 in closing performance gaps and 82 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.

Both schools garnered only one distinction designation or award for performance. For L G Pinkston High School this is in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) while W H Adamson High School secured one for Science.

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 W H Adamson High School, Hispanics make up 94.92% of student population, followed by African Americans (2.61%), Whites or Caucasians (1.34%), Native Americans (0.53%), Two or More Races (0.33%) and Asians (0.27%).

Based on household incomes, the L G Pinkston High School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 92.68% compared to 96.19% at W H Adamson 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 604 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 45.11% of student population. W H Adamson High School has significantly more ELLs at 919 or about 61.39% of student population.

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 W H Adamson High School with 56.78% bilingual students, 14.36% gifted and talented students and 8.02% 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. W H Adamson High School's 100 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 5.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 7.8 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. W H Adamson High School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 21 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 22 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 43 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including nine beginning teachers.

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, W H Adamson High School employs 53 female teachers and 47 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 13 special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs five staff members in the school administration department and 12 more working as school support staff.