Choosing the right middle school for your children can prove to be a daunting task. Middle school is when children start to flex their growing independence. This is a critical transition period for students. As they assert their independence, their responsibilities increase, they attend multiple classes and their academic performance are closely monitored and graded. Schools focus on preparing them for the more rigorous academic grind in high school.
When we compared Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl, which is a part of DALLAS ISD, with William B Travis Vanguard Acad Of Academically Tag, which is a part of DALLAS ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl’s regular student population is 1,017 with a 14.7 students/teacher ratio. The student population at William B Travis Vanguard Acad Of Academically Tag is 498 students and a 15.1 students/teacher ratio.
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, William B Travis Vanguard Acad Of Academically Tag 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 92 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. 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. William B Travis Vanguard Acad Of Academically Tag's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.
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 William B Travis Vanguard Acad Of Academically Tag, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 57.83% of student population, followed by Hispanics (25.30%), Asians (8.03%), African Americans (4.82%), Two or More Races (3.21%) and Native Americans (0.80%).
Based on household incomes, Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 91.94% compared to 12.25% at William B Travis Vanguard Acad Of Academically Tag.
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 5.02% at William B Travis Vanguard Acad Of Academically Tag.
Additionally, Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl has 59.88% bilingual students, 23.60% are in the gifted and talented program, while 8.16% are in the special education program. William B Travis Vanguard Acad Of Academically Tag’s bilingual students comprise 13.45% of student population while 0.80% are in the special education program. William B Travis Vanguard Acad Of Academically Tag bested Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl in one area, with nearly 82.53% of its student population in the gifted and talented 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 William B Travis Vanguard Acad Of Academically Tag, numbering 33 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 12.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 16.1 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. William B Travis Vanguard Acad Of Academically Tag has six teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.
Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl has 12 special education teachers assisted by 11 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. William B Travis Vanguard Acad Of Academically Tag has zero special education teachers and 2 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.
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