High Schools in Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)

The Duncanville Independent School District (ISD) in Texas is home to two high schools: Duncanville High School and Mary E Smithey Pace High School. While Duncanville High School is the larger of the two with over 4,500 students, Mary E Smithey Pace High School has significantly lower academic performance, with only 0% of students proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to 10.2% at Duncanville High School and 19.6% for the district.

The performance gap between the two schools is further highlighted by their graduation and dropout rates. Duncanville High School has a 94.0% four-year graduation rate, while Mary E Smithey Pace High School has a much lower rate of 75.8%. Additionally, Mary E Smithey Pace High School has a dropout rate of 19.5%, significantly higher than the 1.3% at Duncanville High School.

Despite the higher spending per student and lower student-teacher ratio at Mary E Smithey Pace High School, these resources do not seem to translate into better academic performance or higher graduation rates. This suggests that there may be underlying factors, such as school culture, instructional practices, or socioeconomic status, that contribute to the disparities observed between the two high schools within the Duncanville Independent School District (Isd).