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 Western Hills High School, which is a part of FORT WORTH ISD, with Texas Academy Of Biomedical, which is a part of FORT WORTH ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Western Hills High School’s regular student population is 917 with a student-teacher ratio of 13 students/teacher ratio. The student population at Texas Academy Of Biomedical is 379 students and a student-teacher ratio of 17.7 students/teacher ratio.
Western Hills 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 74 in student achievement, 85 in school progress and 72 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, Texas Academy Of Biomedical performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 94 in student achievement, 94 in school progress, 84 in closing performance gaps and 91 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. Western Hills High School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies and post-secondary. Texas Academy Of Biomedical’s three out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science and post-secondary.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Western Hills High School. They make up for 47.98% of student population, followed by African Americans (35.88%), Whites or Caucasians (12.32%), Two or More Races (2.29%), Asians (1.09%) and Native Americans (0.11%).
At Texas Academy Of Biomedical, Hispanics make up 68.60% of student population, followed by African Americans (17.41%), Whites or Caucasians (9.50%), Asians (3.17%), Two or More Races (1.06%) and Native Americans (0.26%).
Based on household incomes, Western Hills High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 87.02% compared to 74.93% at Texas Academy Of Biomedical.
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, Western Hills High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 23.88% of its student population compared to 15.30% at Texas Academy Of Biomedical.
In addition, Western Hills High School has 23.56% bilingual students, 7.63% are in the gifted and talented program, while 11.89% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Texas Academy Of Biomedical with 14.78% bilingual students, 37.73% gifted and talented students and 1.32% students in the special education program.
Western Hills High School's 70 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 9 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 12.9 years. Texas Academy Of Biomedical's 21 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 10.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 16.6 years.
Of its teaching staff, Western Hills High School has four teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 12 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 22 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 18 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Texas Academy Of Biomedical has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, no teacher serving the school for 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.
Western Hills High School has five special education teachers assisted by 7 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Texas Academy Of Biomedical has zero special education teachers and 0 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.
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