Compare W W Samuell High School with H Grady Spruce High School

W W Samuell High School was accorded a State accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365 (Not Rated per SB 1365) 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 62 in student achievement, 68 in school progress and 60 in closing performance gaps. It scored 66 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, H Grady Spruce High School also not rated a State accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365. The school posted 59 in student achievement, 63 in school progress, 60 in closing performance gaps and 62 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.

Distinction Designations for W W Samuell High School and H Grady Spruce High School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in W W Samuell High School is Hispanics who make up nearly 84.11% of student population, followed by African Americans (13.39%), Whites or Caucasians (1.76%), Native Americans (0.53%), Two or More Races (0.16%) and Asians (0.05%).

At H Grady Spruce High School, Hispanics make up 79.64% of student population, followed by African Americans (17.66%), Whites or Caucasians (1.53%), Two or More Races (0.49%), Native Americans (0.43%) and Asians (0.25%).

Based on household incomes, the W W Samuell High School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 92.69% compared to 92.95% at H Grady Spruce 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, W W Samuell High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 58.29% of its student population compared to 58.06% at H Grady Spruce High School.

In addition, W W Samuell High School has 54.72% bilingual students, 9.81% are in the gifted and talented program, while 12.53% are in the special education program. This stacks up against H Grady Spruce High School with 54.38% bilingual students, 10.55% gifted and talented students and 12.51% students in the special education program.

W W Samuell High School's 125 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 9.7 years. H Grady Spruce High School's 115 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 8.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, W W Samuell High School has four teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 15 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 29 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 26 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 41 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 11 beginning teachers. H Grady Spruce High School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 13 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 33 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 45 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 11 beginning teachers.

W W Samuell High School has 23 special education teachers assisted by 23 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. H Grady Spruce High School has ten special education teachers and 21 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.