Choosing the right middle school for your children can prove to be a daunting task. Middle school is when children start to flex their growing independence. This is a critical transition period for students. As they assert their independence, their responsibilities increase, they attend multiple classes and their academic performance are closely monitored and graded. Schools focus on preparing them for the more rigorous academic grind in high school.
When we compared Irma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School, which is a part of DALLAS ISD, with Robert T Hill Middle School, which is a part of DALLAS ISD, we noted a big difference in ratings.
Irma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School’s regular student population is 592 with a 17.3 students/teacher ratio. The student population at Robert T Hill Middle School is 824 students and a 15.3 students/teacher ratio.
Irma Rangel Young Women's Leadership 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 98 in student achievement, 98 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 95 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 T Hill Middle School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 67 in student achievement, 77 in school progress, 71 in closing performance gaps and 75 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.
Irma Rangel Young Women's Leadership 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. Robert T Hill Middle School did not earn any distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Irma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School is Hispanics who make up nearly 80.74% of student population, followed by African Americans (8.78%), Whites or Caucasians (7.09%), Asians (2.36%), Two or More Races (0.68%) and Native Americans (0.34%).
At Robert T Hill Middle School, Hispanics make up 75.12% of student population, followed by African Americans (14.32%), Whites or Caucasians (7.40%), Asians (1.94%), Two or More Races (0.97%) and Native Americans (0.24%).
Based on household incomes, the Irma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 70.78% compared to 89.32% at Robert T Hill Middle 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, Irma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School has 179 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 30.24% of student population. Robert T Hill Middle School has significantly more ELLs at 434 or about 52.67% of student population.
Irma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School’s bilingual students comprise 29.39%, gifted and talented students, 75.00%, while 0.51% are in the special education program. Robert T Hill Middle School bilingual students comprise 47.82%, gifted and talented students, 18.20%, and 11.53% are in the special education program.
Irma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School's 34 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.4 years. Teachers at Robert T Hill Middle School, numbering 53 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 5.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.7 years.
Of its teaching staff, Irma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Robert T Hill Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 25 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Irma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School there are 27 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by five teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.
At Robert T Hill Middle School there are 38 female teachers and 15 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by seven teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.
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