Compare North Mesquite High School with Poteet High School

North Mesquite High School earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89) 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 80 in student achievement, 84 in school progress and 75 in closing performance gaps. It scored 81 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, Poteet High School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 86 in student achievement, 85 in school progress, 83 in closing performance gaps and 85 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.

Both schools garnered only two distinction designations or awards for performance. For North Mesquite High School these are in Science and with 25% student progress while Poteet High School secured in Science and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in North Mesquite High School is Hispanics who make up nearly 73.55% of student population, followed by African Americans (15.24%), Whites or Caucasians (8.85%), Two or More Races (0.93%), Asians (0.65%) and Native Americans (0.65%).

The student population at Poteet High School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 47.93%, followed by African Americans (29.54%), Whites or Caucasians (15.47%), Asians (3.23%), Two or More Races (2.98%) and Native Americans (0.55%).

Based on household incomes, North Mesquite High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 78.79% compared to 62.61% at Poteet 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 Mesquite High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 25.57% of its student population compared to 11.81% at Poteet High School.

In addition, North Mesquite High School has 24.04% bilingual students, 7.23% are in the gifted and talented program, while 9.50% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Poteet High School with 11.21% bilingual students, 10.11% gifted and talented students and 9.32% students in the special education program.

North Mesquite High School's 153 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 11.4 years. Poteet High School's 111 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 11.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, North Mesquite High School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 22 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 49 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 37 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 38 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers. Poteet High School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 16 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 37 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 17 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 30 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including nine beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. North Mesquite High School employs 87 female teachers and 66 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, ten special education teachers are being assisted by 20 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs seven staff members in the school administration department and 21 more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, Poteet High School employs 64 female teachers and 46 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs seven staff members in the school administration department and 13 more working as school support staff.