Compare Lamar High School with Heights High School

Lamar 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 85 in student achievement, 83 in school progress and 78 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, Heights High School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 85 in student achievement, 84 in school progress, 78 in closing performance gaps and 83 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 three distinction designations or awards for performance. For Lamar High School these are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science and Social Studies while Heights High School secured in Science, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Lamar High School. They make up for 40.76% of student population, followed by African Americans (26.80%), Whites or Caucasians (23.61%), Asians (5.37%), Two or More Races (2.91%) and Native Americans (0.21%).

At Heights High School, Hispanics make up 74.08% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (12.14%), African Americans (10.95%), Two or More Races (1.48%), Asians (1.15%) and Native Americans (0.12%).

Based on household incomes, the Lamar High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 47.40% compared to 61.20% at Heights 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, Lamar High School has 267 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 9.14% of student population. Heights High School has more ELLs at 274 or about 11.24% of student population.

In addition, Lamar High School has 8.25% bilingual students, 34.70% are in the gifted and talented program, while 6.84% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Heights High School with 10.50% bilingual students, 36.14% gifted and talented students and 7.34% students in the special education program.

Lamar High School's 135 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 10.5 years. Heights High School's 127 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 9.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 13.4 years.

Of its teaching staff, Lamar High School has five teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 17 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 28 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 25 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 47 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 15 beginning teachers. Heights High School has 13 teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 20 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 31 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 26 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 31 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven beginning teachers.

In both schools, male teachers outnumber the female teachers. Lamar High School employs 62 male teachers and 73 female teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by six teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs eight staff members in the school administration department and 19 more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, Heights High School employs 59 male teachers and 67 female teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by six teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs seven staff members in the school administration department and 11 more working as school support staff.