Compare Glenda Dawson High School with Pearland High School

Glenda Dawson 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 95 in student achievement, 86 in school progress and 84 in closing performance gaps. It scored 92 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, Pearland High School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 91 in student achievement, 82 in school progress, 83 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.

Glenda Dawson High School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies and post-secondary. Pearland High School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Glenda Dawson High School. They make up for 29.61% of student population, followed by Hispanics (23.72%), African Americans (23.56%), Asians (19.18%), Two or More Races (3.58%) and Native Americans (0.20%).

The student population at Pearland High School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 39.51%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (37.69%), African Americans (12.86%), Asians (6.18%), Two or More Races (3.23%) and Native Americans (0.31%).

Based on household incomes, the Glenda Dawson High School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 23.96% compared to 33.02% at Pearland 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, Glenda Dawson High School has 97 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 3.86% of student population. Pearland High School has significantly more ELLs at 172 or about 5.29% of student population.

Glenda Dawson High School’s bilingual students comprise 3.22%, gifted and talented students, 16.20%, while 9.75% are in the special education program. Pearland High School bilingual students comprise 4.31%, gifted and talented students, 8.68%, and 12.62% are in the special education program.

Glenda Dawson High School's 145 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 12.4 years. Pearland High School's 202 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 11.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, Glenda Dawson High School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 20 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 60 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 34 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 26 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Pearland High School has four teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 22 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 77 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 48 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 44 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including nine beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. Glenda Dawson High School employs 85 female teachers and 59 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs eight staff members in the school administration department and 12 more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, Pearland High School employs 123 female teachers and 79 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 13 special education teachers are being assisted by 26 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs ten staff members in the school administration department and 16 more working as school support staff.