Compare Madison High School with Wisdom High School

Madison High School was accorded 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 68 in student achievement, 78 in school progress and 73 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, Wisdom High School also earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 66 in student achievement, 75 in school progress, 73 in closing performance gaps and 74 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.

Wisdom High School's one out of seven distinction is in Social Studies. Madison High School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Madison High School. They make up for 63.77% of student population, followed by African Americans (34.08%), Whites or Caucasians (1.12%), Two or More Races (0.46%), Asians (0.41%) and Native Americans (0.15%).

At Wisdom High School, Hispanics make up 75.73% of student population, followed by African Americans (13.49%), Whites or Caucasians (5.22%), Asians (4.68%), Two or More Races (0.54%) and Native Americans (0.25%).

Based on household incomes, the Madison High School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 88.91% compared to 98.28% at Wisdom 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, Madison High School has 680 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 34.75% of student population. Wisdom High School has significantly more ELLs at 1345 or about 66.22% of student population.

Madison High School’s bilingual students comprise 32.75%, gifted and talented students, 9.40%, while 10.78% are in the special education program. Wisdom High School bilingual students comprise 65.63%, gifted and talented students, 2.46%, and 7.58% are in the special education program.

Madison High School's 107 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 10.8 years. Wisdom High School's 93 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 5.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 9.4 years.

Of its teaching staff, Madison High School has four teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 14 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 30 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 18 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 26 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 16 beginning teachers. Wisdom High School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 24 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 24 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 25 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 11 beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. Madison High School employs 66 female teachers and 41 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by seven teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs seven staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, Wisdom High School employs 47 female teachers and 45 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three teachers are in special education without any assistance. The school also employs four staff members in the school administration department and 14 more working as school support staff.