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 Moises E Molina High School, which is a part of DALLAS ISD, with Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy, which is a part of DALLAS ISD, we noted a big difference in ratings.
Moises E Molina High School’s regular student population is 2,131 with a student-teacher ratio of 16 students/teacher ratio. The student population at Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy is 353 students and a student-teacher ratio of 17.7 students/teacher ratio.
Moises E Molina 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 74 in student achievement, 79 in school progress and 72 in closing performance gaps. It scored 77 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, Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 97 in student achievement, 95 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 94 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.
Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy's four out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Moises E Molina High School has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Moises E Molina High School is Hispanics who make up nearly 94.60% of student population, followed by African Americans (3.75%), Whites or Caucasians (1.17%), Native Americans (0.28%), Asians (0.09%) and Two or More Races (0.05%).
The student population at Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy is also predominantly by Hispanics at 52.12%, followed by African Americans (45.61%), Asians (1.13%), Whites or Caucasians (0.57%) and Two or More Races (0.57%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
Based on household incomes, Moises E Molina High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 89.25% compared to 69.69% at Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate 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, Moises E Molina High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 47.30% of its student population compared to 28.33% at Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy.
In addition, Moises E Molina High School has 43.03% bilingual students, 11.68% are in the gifted and talented program, while 10.00% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy with 26.91% bilingual students, 31.16% gifted and talented students and 1.42% students in the special education program.
Moises E Molina High School's 133 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 9.3 years. Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy's 19 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 9.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 11.7 years.
Of its teaching staff, Moises E Molina High School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 12 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 30 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 41 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 40 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including nine beginning teachers. Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, five teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while four teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.
Moises E Molina High School has 23 special education teachers assisted by 16 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy has one special education teachers and 1 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.
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