Compare James Madison High School with New Tech High School At B F Darrell High School

James Madison 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 66 in student achievement, 75 in school progress and 73 in closing performance gaps. It scored 74 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. James Madison High School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Social Studies and post-secondary. 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, African Americans comprise the biggest group at James Madison High School. They make up for 60.58% of student population, followed by Hispanics (38.46%), Whites or Caucasians (0.48%) and Two or More Races (0.48%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.

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, James Madison High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 95.67% 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, James Madison High School has a higher number of English Language Learners comprising 32.21% of its student population compared to 35.05% at New Tech High School At B F Darrell High School.

In addition, James Madison High School has 30.29% bilingual students, 6.73% are in the gifted and talented program, while 8.89% 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.

James Madison High School's 32 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 9.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 12.1 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, James Madison High School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, six teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. 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.

James Madison High School has two special education teachers assisted by 2 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. New Tech High School At B F Darrell High School has one special education teachers and 3 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.