Compare Taylor High School with Morton 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, Morton Ranch High School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 81 in student achievement, 82 in school progress, 72 in closing performance gaps and 79 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. Taylor High School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Morton Ranch High School’s three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science and Social Studies.

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%).

At Morton Ranch High School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 58.98% of student population, followed by African Americans (19.65%), Whites or Caucasians (13.35%), Asians (4.72%), Two or More Races (2.60%) and Native Americans (0.47%).

Based on household incomes, the Taylor High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 35.71% compared to 68.74% at Morton 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. Morton Ranch High School has significantly more ELLs at 401 or about 15.79% of student population.

Taylor High School’s bilingual students comprise 9.35%, gifted and talented students, 11.72%, while 10.01% are in the special education program. Morton Ranch High School bilingual students comprise 15.39%, gifted and talented students, 3.19%, and 12.40% are 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. Morton Ranch High School's 169 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 11.5 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. Morton Ranch High School has five teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 22 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 50 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 41 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 35 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 16 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, Morton Ranch High School employs 97 female teachers and 72 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 23 special education teachers are being assisted by 31 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs seven staff members in the school administration department and 22 more working as school support staff.