Compare Iltexas Arlington-Grand Prairie High School with Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School

Iltexas Arlington-Grand Prairie 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, 85 in school progress and 74 in closing performance gaps. It scored 82 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, Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 67 in student achievement, 82 in school progress, 70 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.

Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School's one out of seven distinction is in Social Studies. Iltexas Arlington-Grand Prairie High School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Iltexas Arlington-Grand Prairie High School. They make up for 61.19% of student population, followed by African Americans (27.85%), Whites or Caucasians (5.33%), Asians (3.11%), Two or More Races (1.93%) and Native Americans (0.44%).

At Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School, African Americans are the biggest group, comprising 54.63% of student population, followed by Hispanics (37.96%), Whites or Caucasians (3.70%), Two or More Races (3.24%) and Native Americans (0.46%). There is no Asians student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Iltexas Arlington-Grand Prairie High School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 62.37% compared to 68.98% at Iltexas Lancaster Desoto 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, Iltexas Arlington-Grand Prairie High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 37.63% of its student population compared to 18.06% at Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School.

In addition, Iltexas Arlington-Grand Prairie High School has 37.93% bilingual students, 4.44% are in the gifted and talented program, while 8.30% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School with 18.06% bilingual students, 5.09% gifted and talented students and 12.96% students in the special education program.

Iltexas Arlington-Grand Prairie High School's 51 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 2.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 4.1 years. Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School's 18 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 1.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 5 years.

Of its teaching staff, Iltexas Arlington-Grand Prairie High School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, three teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 29 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 11 beginning teachers. Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, three teachers have worked for 11-20 years, two teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. Iltexas Arlington-Grand Prairie High School employs 29 female teachers and 22 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six teachers are aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs three staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School employs 11 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by two teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs two staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.