Compare North Dallas High School with Woodrow Wilson High School

North Dallas High School was accorded 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, Woodrow Wilson High School also earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 84 in student achievement, 85 in school progress, 83 in closing performance gaps and 78 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. Woodrow Wilson High School's seven out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress 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 Woodrow Wilson High School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 59.23% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (31.22%), African Americans (6.75%), Two or More Races (1.69%), Asians (0.90%) and Native Americans (0.16%).

Based on household incomes, North Dallas High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 87.02% compared to 53.43% at Woodrow Wilson 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, North Dallas High School has 524 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 43.59% of student population. Woodrow Wilson High School has slightly more ELLs at 538 or about 28.38% of student population.

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 Woodrow Wilson High School with 24.53% bilingual students, 18.67% gifted and talented students and 10.28% 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. Woodrow Wilson High School's 123 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 5.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 8.7 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. Woodrow Wilson High School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 32 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 34 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 46 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers.

North Dallas High School has 12 special education teachers assisted by 11 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Woodrow Wilson High School has 17 special education teachers and 18 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.