Compare Dobie High School with Pasadena Memorial High School

Dobie 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 77 in student achievement, 88 in school progress and 77 in closing performance gaps. It scored 85 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, Pasadena Memorial High School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 86 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 85 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. Dobie High School’s only distinction designation is in Comparative Academic Growth. Pasadena Memorial High School's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Social Studies, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Dobie High School is Hispanics who make up nearly 66.25% of student population, followed by African Americans (17.34%), Asians (9.92%), Whites or Caucasians (5.01%), Two or More Races (1.32%) and Native Americans (0.05%).

At Pasadena Memorial High School, Hispanics make up 83.11% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (7.57%), Asians (4.48%), African Americans (4.14%), Two or More Races (0.61%) and Native Americans (0.03%).

Based on household incomes, the Dobie High School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 58.53% compared to 60.53% at Pasadena Memorial 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, Dobie High School has 482 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 12.45% of student population. Pasadena Memorial High School has slightly more ELLs at 494 or about 16.62% of student population.

In addition, Dobie High School has 10.57% bilingual students, 6.28% are in the gifted and talented program, while 9.90% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Pasadena Memorial High School with 15.98% bilingual students, 8.75% gifted and talented students and 8.71% students in the special education program.

Dobie High School's 245 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 9.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 12.5 years. Pasadena Memorial High School's 198 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 11.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, Dobie High School has 11 teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 32 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 82 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 59 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 50 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 13 beginning teachers. Pasadena Memorial High School has four teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 26 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 60 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 52 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 48 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including ten beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. Dobie High School employs 141 female teachers and 103 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 37 special education teachers are being assisted by 34 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs 13 staff members in the school administration department and 34 more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, Pasadena Memorial High School employs 121 female teachers and 77 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 34 special education teachers are being assisted by 26 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs nine staff members in the school administration department and 23 more working as school support staff.