As your children go through high school, choosing the right school is equally important as deciding on a perfect home. High school is when students are given the tools to figure out the paths they want to pursue as adults. There are more subjects and extra-curricular activities that students can choose from. Taking on their interests and passions help to shape the critical decisions they need to make as they plan their future.
When we compared Marine Creek Collegiate High School, which is a part of FORT WORTH ISD, with Polytechnic High School, which is a part of FORT WORTH ISD, we noted a big difference in ratings.
Marine Creek Collegiate High School’s regular student population is 372 with a student-teacher ratio of 22.4 students/teacher ratio. The student population at Polytechnic High School is 1,324 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.1 students/teacher ratio.
Marine Creek Collegiate 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 96 in student achievement, 95 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 97 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, Polytechnic High School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 65 in student achievement, 70 in school progress, 70 in closing performance gaps and 70 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.
Marine Creek Collegiate High School's two out of seven distinctions are in with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Polytechnic High School did not earn any distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Marine Creek Collegiate High School is Hispanics who make up nearly 84.68% of student population, followed by African Americans (7.26%), Whites or Caucasians (6.72%), Asians (1.08%) and Two or More Races (0.27%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
At Polytechnic High School, Hispanics make up 77.49% of student population, followed by African Americans (19.11%), Whites or Caucasians (1.74%), Asians (0.91%), Two or More Races (0.68%) and Native Americans (0.08%).
Based on household incomes, the Marine Creek Collegiate High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 82.80% compared to 96.00% at Polytechnic 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, Marine Creek Collegiate High School has 82 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 22.04% of student population. Polytechnic High School has significantly more ELLs at 665 or about 50.23% of student population.
Marine Creek Collegiate High School’s bilingual students comprise 21.51%, gifted and talented students, 36.02%, while 2.15% are in the special education program. Polytechnic High School bilingual students comprise 48.41%, gifted and talented students, 12.31%, and 10.50% are in the special education program.
Marine Creek Collegiate High School's 16 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 12.6 years. Polytechnic High School's 87 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 9.4 years.
Of its teaching staff, Marine Creek Collegiate High School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, six teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while three teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Polytechnic High School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 20 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 28 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 12 beginning teachers.
Marine Creek Collegiate High School has zero special education teachers assisted by 0 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Polytechnic High School has nine special education teachers and 8 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.
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