Compare W T White High School with Booker T Washington Spva Magnet

W T White High School earned 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 67 in student achievement, 79 in school progress and 67 in closing performance gaps. It scored 73 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, Booker T Washington Spva Magnet earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 95 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 87 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. W T White High School’s only distinction designation is in Social Studies. Booker T Washington Spva Magnet's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science, Social Studies and post-secondary.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in W T White High School is Hispanics who make up nearly 80.37% of student population, followed by African Americans (12.25%), Whites or Caucasians (4.98%), Asians (0.91%), Two or More Races (0.91%) and Native Americans (0.48%).

The student population at Booker T Washington Spva Magnet is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 37.20%, followed by Hispanics (34.56%), African Americans (20.65%), Two or More Races (3.58%), Asians (3.48%) and Native Americans (0.42%).

Based on household incomes, W T White High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 73.72% compared to 28.45% at Booker T Washington Spva Magnet.

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, W T White High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 54.52% of its student population compared to 6.22% at Booker T Washington Spva Magnet.

In addition, W T White High School has 49.59% bilingual students, 12.88% are in the gifted and talented program, while 7.56% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Booker T Washington Spva Magnet with 6.11% bilingual students, 26.03% gifted and talented students and 1.69% students in the special education program.

W T White High School's 128 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 9.7 years. Booker T Washington Spva Magnet's 56 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 9.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 12.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, W T White High School has four teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 12 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 32 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 27 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 39 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 14 beginning teachers. Booker T Washington Spva Magnet has four teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. W T White High School employs 68 female teachers and 60 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 17 special education teachers are being assisted by 14 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs seven staff members in the school administration department and 11 more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, Booker T Washington Spva Magnet employs 30 female teachers and 25 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by one teacher only aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs four staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.