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 W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy, which is a part of DALLAS ISD, we noted a slight 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 W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy is 1,502 students and a 14.5 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, W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 78 in student achievement, 88 in school progress, 85 in closing performance gaps and 84 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. 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. W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy’s three out of seven distinctions are in Social Studies, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.
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 W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy, Hispanics make up 90.21% of student population, followed by African Americans (5.99%), Whites or Caucasians (2.86%), Native Americans (0.53%) and Two or More Races (0.40%). There is no Asians student in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Irma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 70.78% compared to 79.49% at W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy.
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. W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy has significantly more ELLs at 732 or about 48.74% 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. W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy bilingual students comprise 44.54%, gifted and talented students, 29.89%, and 8.12% 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 W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy, numbering 103 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 6.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.5 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. W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 23 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 18 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 44 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including eight 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 W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy there are 63 female teachers and 40 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by four teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has six staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.
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