Choosing the right middle school for your children can prove to be a daunting task. Middle school is when children start to flex their growing independence. This is a critical transition period for students. As they assert their independence, their responsibilities increase, they attend multiple classes and their academic performance are closely monitored and graded. Schools focus on preparing them for the more rigorous academic grind in high school.
When we compared Billy Earl Dade Middle School, which is a part of DALLAS ISD, with Young Men's Leadership Academy At Fred F Florence, which is a part of DALLAS ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Billy Earl Dade Middle School’s regular student population is 739 with a 14.5 students/teacher ratio. The student population at Young Men's Leadership Academy At Fred F Florence is 653 students and a 13.3 students/teacher ratio.
Billy Earl Dade Middle 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 60 in student achievement, 80 in school progress and 74 in closing performance gaps. It scored 83 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, Young Men's Leadership Academy At Fred F Florence earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 67 in student achievement, 79 in school progress, 73 in closing performance gaps and 75 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. Billy Earl Dade Middle School's three out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, post-secondary and with 25% student progress. Young Men's Leadership Academy At Fred F Florence’s only distinction designation is in Social Studies.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, African Americans comprise the biggest group at Billy Earl Dade Middle School. They make up for 63.60% of student population, followed by Hispanics (33.69%), Whites or Caucasians (1.08%), Two or More Races (0.81%), Asians (0.41%) and Native Americans (0.41%).
At Young Men's Leadership Academy At Fred F Florence, Hispanics make up 79.17% of student population, followed by African Americans (16.69%), Whites or Caucasians (1.84%), Native Americans (1.07%), Two or More Races (0.77%) and Asians (0.46%).
Based on household incomes, the Billy Earl Dade Middle School’s current student population of is all economically disadvantage, while 91.27% of students at Young Men's Leadership Academy At Fred F Florence's considered economically disadvantage.
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, Billy Earl Dade Middle School has 209 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 28.28% of student population. Young Men's Leadership Academy At Fred F Florence has significantly more ELLs at 405 or about 62.02% of student population.
In addition, Billy Earl Dade Middle School has 26.93% bilingual students, 11.77% are in the gifted and talented program, while 17.59% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Young Men's Leadership Academy At Fred F Florence with 58.04% bilingual students, 17.46% gifted and talented students and 15.77% students in the special education program.
Billy Earl Dade Middle School's 51 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.2 years. Teachers at Young Men's Leadership Academy At Fred F Florence, numbering 49 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 7.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.6 years.
Of its teaching staff, Billy Earl Dade Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 24 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Young Men's Leadership Academy At Fred F Florence has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 22 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Billy Earl Dade Middle School there are 38 female teachers and 13 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 15 special education teachers are being assisted by seven teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has six staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.
At Young Men's Leadership Academy At Fred F Florence there are 31 female teachers and 18 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 12 special education teachers are being assisted by four teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.
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