Compare Richardson High School with Pearce High School

Richardson High 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 85 in student achievement, 83 in school progress and 77 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, Pearce High School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 87 in student achievement, 80 in school progress, 75 in closing performance gaps and 83 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. Richardson High School's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science, Social Studies and post-secondary. Pearce High School’s only distinction designation is in Mathematics.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Richardson High School. They make up for 45.80% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (27.22%), African Americans (16.89%), Asians (6.92%), Two or More Races (2.80%) and Native Americans (0.25%).

The student population at Pearce High School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 45.15%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (43.96%), African Americans (5.92%), Two or More Races (2.55%), Asians (2.06%) and Native Americans (0.29%).

Based on household incomes, Richardson High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 50.36% compared to 35.44% at Pearce 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, Richardson High School has 487 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 17.47% of student population. Pearce High School has more ELLs at 493 or about 20.27% of student population.

In addition, Richardson High School has 17.36% bilingual students, 18.29% are in the gifted and talented program, while 11.12% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Pearce High School with 20.15% bilingual students, 19.70% gifted and talented students and 10.03% students in the special education program.

Richardson High School's 203 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 11 years. Pearce High School's 175 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 10.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, Richardson High School has four teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 24 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 61 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 46 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 50 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 18 beginning teachers. Pearce High School has four teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 18 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 54 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 33 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 48 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 18 beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. Richardson High School employs 119 female teachers and 84 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 21 special education teachers are being assisted by 15 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs eight staff members in the school administration department and 19 more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, Pearce High School employs 103 female teachers and 72 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 17 special education teachers are being assisted by 14 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs eight staff members in the school administration department and 18 more working as school support staff.