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 North Dallas High School, which is a part of DALLAS ISD, with Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet, which is a part of DALLAS ISD, we noted a big difference in ratings.
North Dallas High School’s regular student population is 1,202 with a student-teacher ratio of 16 students/teacher ratio. The student population at Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet is 468 students and a student-teacher ratio of 18 students/teacher ratio.
North Dallas 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 73 in student achievement, 83 in school progress and 68 in closing performance gaps. It scored 79 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, Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 97 in student achievement, 96 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 95 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. North Dallas High School’s four out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Social Studies, post-secondary and with 25% student progress. Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in North Dallas High School is Hispanics who make up nearly 69.80% of student population, followed by African Americans (24.04%), Whites or Caucasians (3.00%), Asians (1.66%), Two or More Races (0.92%) and Native Americans (0.42%).
At Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet, Hispanics make up 75.00% of student population, followed by African Americans (15.60%), Whites or Caucasians (4.91%), Asians (2.78%), Two or More Races (1.50%) and Native Americans (0.21%).
Based on household incomes, North Dallas High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 87.02% compared to 73.29% at Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet.
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 Dallas High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 43.59% of its student population compared to 10.68% at Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet.
In addition, North Dallas High School has 39.93% bilingual students, 15.31% are in the gifted and talented program, while 11.90% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet with 10.90% bilingual students, 48.93% gifted and talented students and 0.64% students in the special education program.
North Dallas High School's 75 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 5.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 8.3 years. Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet's 26 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 11 years.
Of its teaching staff, North Dallas High School has four teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 16 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 27 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 12 beginning teachers. Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.
North Dallas High School has 12 special education teachers assisted by 11 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet has zero special education teachers and 0 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.
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