Compare Taylor High School with Cinco Ranch High School

Taylor High School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) 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 92 in student achievement, 88 in school progress and 96 in closing performance gaps. It scored 93 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, Cinco Ranch High School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 95 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 94 in closing performance gaps and 95 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.

Both schools garnered only six distinction designations or awards for outstanding performance. These are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Taylor High School. They make up for 40.39% of student population, followed by Hispanics (29.33%), Asians (15.44%), African Americans (10.30%), Two or More Races (4.15%) and Native Americans (0.23%).

The student population at Cinco Ranch High School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 39.35%, followed by Hispanics (32.99%), Asians (15.57%), African Americans (8.52%), Two or More Races (3.48%) and Native Americans (0.03%).

Based on household incomes, Taylor High School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 35.71% compared to 31.38% at Cinco Ranch 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, Taylor High School has 304 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 10.01% of student population. Cinco Ranch High School has significantly more ELLs at 356 or about 10.25% of student population.

In addition, Taylor High School has 9.35% bilingual students, 11.72% are in the gifted and talented program, while 10.01% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Cinco Ranch High School with 10.02% bilingual students, 12.18% gifted and talented students and 7.94% students in the special education program.

Taylor High School's 177 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 13.9 years. Cinco Ranch High School's 196 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 12.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Taylor High School has seven teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 35 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 58 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 42 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 31 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Cinco Ranch High School has nine teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 32 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 58 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 38 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 49 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 11 beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. Taylor High School employs 103 female teachers and 74 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 22 special education teachers are being assisted by 32 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs eight staff members in the school administration department and 24 more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, Cinco Ranch High School employs 121 female teachers and 75 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 22 special education teachers are being assisted by 25 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs seven staff members in the school administration department and 22 more working as school support staff.