Compare Sst Champions with Sst Spring

Sst Champions 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 72 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 76 in closing performance gaps. It scored 87 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, Sst Spring also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 73 in student achievement, 86 in school progress, 77 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.

It is in this area where the two schools differ. Sst Champions's three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics and with 25% student progress. Sst Spring’s only distinction designation is in Social Studies.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Sst Champions. They make up for 41.22% of student population, followed by African Americans (37.50%), Whites or Caucasians (11.01%), Asians (4.17%), Two or More Races (3.57%) and Native Americans (2.08%).

The student population at Sst Spring is also predominantly by Hispanics at 43.74%, followed by African Americans (30.24%), Whites or Caucasians (17.72%), Asians (4.46%), Two or More Races (2.85%) and Native Americans (0.74%).

Based on household incomes, Sst Champions’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 64.73% compared to 56.26% at Sst Spring.

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, Sst Champions has 159 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 23.66% of student population. Sst Spring has significantly more ELLs at 193 or about 23.92% of student population.

In addition, Sst Champions has 22.77% bilingual students, 3.87% are in the gifted and talented program, while 9.23% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Sst Spring with 22.92% bilingual students, 7.68% gifted and talented students and 8.55% students in the special education program.

52 teachers employed at Sst Champions have been teaching in the school for an average of about 0.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 5 years. The 43 teachers at Sst Spring have been serving the school for an average of 1 year with individual teaching experience averaging 5.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, Sst Champions has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, five teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 24 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 11 beginning teachers. Sst Spring no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, three teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 21 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Sst Champions there are 42 female teachers and ten male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by 15 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department.

At Sst Spring there are 34 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by 23 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department.