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 Sunset High School, which is a part of DALLAS ISD, with Trinidad Garza Early College At Mt View, which is a part of DALLAS ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Sunset High School’s regular student population is 2,159 with a student-teacher ratio of 17.2 students/teacher ratio. The student population at Trinidad Garza Early College At Mt View is 429 students and a student-teacher ratio of 19.2 students/teacher ratio.
Sunset 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 74 in student achievement, 83 in school progress and 74 in closing performance gaps. It scored 81 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, Trinidad Garza Early College At Mt View performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 98 in student achievement, 97 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 94 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. Sunset High School’s only distinction designation is in Comparative Academic Growth. Trinidad Garza Early College At Mt View'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 Sunset High School is Hispanics who make up nearly 96.25% of student population, followed by African Americans (1.62%), Whites or Caucasians (1.44%), Native Americans (0.32%), Asians (0.19%) and Two or More Races (0.14%).
At Trinidad Garza Early College At Mt View, Hispanics make up 94.17% of student population, followed by African Americans (4.20%), Whites or Caucasians (1.40%) and Asians (0.23%). There is no Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Sunset High School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 82.58% compared to 87.88% at Trinidad Garza Early College At Mt View.
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, Sunset High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 47.29% of its student population compared to 30.54% at Trinidad Garza Early College At Mt View.
In addition, Sunset High School has 42.66% bilingual students, 13.39% are in the gifted and talented program, while 9.12% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Trinidad Garza Early College At Mt View with 30.30% bilingual students, 45.69% gifted and talented students and 0.47% students in the special education program.
Sunset High School's 125 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 8.8 years. Trinidad Garza Early College At Mt View's 22 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 9.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 11.6 years.
Of its teaching staff, Sunset High School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 28 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 30 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 49 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including eight beginning teachers. Trinidad Garza Early College At Mt View has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six 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.
Sunset High School has 14 special education teachers assisted by 9 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Trinidad Garza Early College At Mt View has zero special education teachers and 4 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.
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