Compare Glenda Dawson High School with Robert Turner College And Career 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, Robert Turner College And Career High School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 95 in student achievement, 88 in school progress, 89 in closing performance gaps and 93 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. Glenda Dawson High School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies and post-secondary. Robert Turner College And Career 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 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 Robert Turner College And Career High School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 44.28%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (33.54%), African Americans (10.40%), Asians (9.27%), Two or More Races (2.17%) and Native Americans (0.35%).

Based on household incomes, the Glenda Dawson High School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 23.96% compared to 33.36% at Robert Turner College And Career 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 a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 3.86% of its student population compared to 3.73% at Robert Turner College And Career High School.

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. Robert Turner College And Career High School bilingual students comprise 3.38%, gifted and talented students, 7.19%, and 5.72% 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. Robert Turner College And Career High School's 64 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 10.9 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. Robert Turner College And Career High School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 17 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 20 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.

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, Robert Turner College And Career High School employs 42 female teachers and 21 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by two teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs four staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.