Compare Lamar High School with Kinder H S For Performing And Visual Arts

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, Kinder H S For Performing And Visual Arts performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 96 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 97 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. Lamar High School’s three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science and Social Studies. Kinder H S For Performing And Visual Arts's seven out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary, 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%).

The student population at Kinder H S For Performing And Visual Arts is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 38.92%, followed by Hispanics (27.91%), African Americans (18.05%), Asians (9.60%), Two or More Races (4.74%) and Native Americans (0.38%).

Based on household incomes, Lamar High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 47.40% compared to 19.72% at Kinder H S For Performing And Visual Arts.

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 a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 9.14% of its student population compared to 1.15% at Kinder H S For Performing And Visual Arts.

Additionally, 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. Kinder H S For Performing And Visual Arts’s bilingual students comprise 1.02% of student population while 1.92% are in the special education program. Kinder H S For Performing And Visual Arts bested Lamar High School in one area, with nearly 98.85% of its student population in the gifted and talented 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. Kinder H S For Performing And Visual Arts's 47 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 9.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 14.6 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. Kinder H S For Performing And Visual Arts has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 20 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.

Lamar High School has three special education teachers assisted by 6 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Kinder H S For Performing And Visual Arts has zero special education teachers and 0 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.