Compare Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl with Ann Richards Steam Academy

Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl 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 77 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 92 in closing performance gaps. It scored 87 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, Ann Richards Steam Academy earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 64 in student achievement, 75 in school progress, 72 in closing performance gaps and 72 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.

Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Ann Richards Steam Academy did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl is Hispanics who make up nearly 81.91% of student population, followed by African Americans (14.95%), Whites or Caucasians (2.46%), Native Americans (0.49%) and Two or More Races (0.20%). There is no Asians student in the school.

At Ann Richards Steam Academy, Hispanics make up 80.21% of student population, followed by African Americans (17.39%), Whites or Caucasians (1.20%), Native Americans (0.72%) and Two or More Races (0.32%). There is no Asians student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 91.94% compared to 93.99% at Ann Richards Steam Academy.

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, Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 62.83% of its student population compared to 43.11% at Ann Richards Steam Academy.

Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl’s bilingual students comprise 59.88%, gifted and talented students, 23.60%, while 8.16% are in the special education program. Ann Richards Steam Academy bilingual students comprise 38.78%, gifted and talented students, 18.51%, and 14.02% are in the special education program.

Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl's 69 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.6 years. Teachers at Ann Richards Steam Academy, numbering 70 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 6.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9 years.

Of its teaching staff, Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 22 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 23 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Ann Richards Steam Academy has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 21 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 23 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl there are 53 female teachers and 16 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 13 special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

At Ann Richards Steam Academy there are 46 female teachers and 24 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, ten special education teachers are being assisted by 13 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has six staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.