Compare Sst The Woodlands with Sst Sa College Prep High School

Sst The Woodlands 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 71 in student achievement, 94 in school progress and 76 in closing performance gaps. It scored 89 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 Sa College Prep High School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 91 in student achievement, 88 in school progress, 83 in closing performance gaps and 89 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 The Woodlands’s only distinction designation is in Comparative Academic Growth. Sst Sa College Prep High School's three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Social Studies and with 25% student progress.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Sst The Woodlands. They make up for 56.12% of student population, followed by African Americans (29.32%), Whites or Caucasians (6.99%), Asians (3.69%), Two or More Races (2.91%) and Native Americans (0.78%).

At Sst Sa College Prep High School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 60.89% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (26.22%), African Americans (7.11%), Asians (3.33%), Two or More Races (2.22%) and Native Americans (0.22%).

Based on household incomes, Sst The Woodlands’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 77.86% compared to 43.33% at Sst Sa College Prep 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, Sst The Woodlands has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 26.02% of its student population compared to 6.89% at Sst Sa College Prep High School.

In addition, Sst The Woodlands has 25.63% bilingual students, 4.08% are in the gifted and talented program, while 10.49% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Sst Sa College Prep High School with 6.00% bilingual students, 10.44% gifted and talented students and 8.89% students in the special education program.

44 teachers employed at Sst The Woodlands have been teaching in the school for an average of about 1.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 4.9 years. The 40 teachers at Sst Sa College Prep High School have been serving the school for an average of 3.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 6.9 years.

Of its teaching staff, Sst The Woodlands no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, three teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 23 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including ten beginning teachers. Sst Sa College Prep High School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 14 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Sst The Woodlands there are 35 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department.

At Sst Sa College Prep High School there are 25 female teachers and 14 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by four teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department.