Compare Sunset High School with Thomas Jefferson High School

Sunset 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 74 in student achievement, 83 in school progress and 74 in closing performance gaps. It scored 81 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, Thomas Jefferson High School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 70 in student achievement, 84 in school progress, 73 in closing performance gaps and 80 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.

Sunset High School's one out of seven distinction is in with 25% student progress. Thomas Jefferson High School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Sunset High School is Hispanics who make up nearly 96.25% of student population, followed by African Americans (1.62%), Whites or Caucasians (1.44%), Native Americans (0.32%), Asians (0.19%) and Two or More Races (0.14%).

At Thomas Jefferson High School, Hispanics make up 94.39% of student population, followed by African Americans (3.70%), Whites or Caucasians (0.89%), Native Americans (0.89%) and Two or More Races (0.14%). There is no Asians student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Sunset High School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 82.58% compared to 90.90% at Thomas Jefferson 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, Sunset High School has 1021 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 47.29% of student population. Thomas Jefferson High School has significantly more ELLs at 1085 or about 74.26% of student population.

Sunset High School’s bilingual students comprise 42.66%, gifted and talented students, 13.39%, while 9.12% are in the special education program. Thomas Jefferson High School bilingual students comprise 70.57%, gifted and talented students, 11.64%, and 8.49% are in the special education program.

Sunset High School's 125 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 8.8 years. Thomas Jefferson High School's 101 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 8.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, Sunset High School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 28 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 30 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 49 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including eight beginning teachers. Thomas Jefferson High School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 29 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 40 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including nine beginning teachers.

Sunset High School has 14 special education teachers assisted by 9 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Thomas Jefferson High School has ten special education teachers and 17 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.