Compare North Dallas High School with New Tech High School At B F Darrell High School

North Dallas High School earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) 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 73 in student achievement, 83 in school progress and 68 in closing performance gaps. It scored 79 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, New Tech High School At B F Darrell High School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 85 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 85 in closing performance gaps and 86 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. North Dallas High School's four out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Social Studies, post-secondary and with 25% student progress. New Tech High School At B F Darrell High School’s three out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in North Dallas High School is Hispanics who make up nearly 69.80% of student population, followed by African Americans (24.04%), Whites or Caucasians (3.00%), Asians (1.66%), Two or More Races (0.92%) and Native Americans (0.42%).

At New Tech High School At B F Darrell High School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 65.49% of student population, followed by African Americans (29.35%), Whites or Caucasians (3.26%), Asians (0.82%), Native Americans (0.54%) and Two or More Races (0.54%).

Based on household incomes, North Dallas High School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 87.02% compared to 81.52% at New Tech High School At B F Darrell 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, North Dallas High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 43.59% of its student population compared to 35.05% at New Tech High School At B F Darrell High School.

In addition, North Dallas High School has 39.93% bilingual students, 15.31% are in the gifted and talented program, while 11.90% are in the special education program. This stacks up against New Tech High School At B F Darrell High School with 32.07% bilingual students, 29.08% gifted and talented students and 6.79% students in the special education program.

North Dallas High School's 75 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 5.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 8.3 years. New Tech High School At B F Darrell High School's 22 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 8.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, North Dallas High School has four teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 16 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 27 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 12 beginning teachers. New Tech High School At B F Darrell High School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, two teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. North Dallas High School employs 48 female teachers and 26 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 13 special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs six staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, New Tech High School At B F Darrell High School employs 12 female teachers and ten male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by three teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs two staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.