Andrew Jackson Middle School earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) 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 67 in student achievement, 75 in school progress and 77 in closing performance gaps. It scored 76 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, Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 96 in student achievement, 95 in school progress, 98 in closing performance gaps and 97 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. Andrew Jackson Middle School’s only distinction designation is in Social Studies. Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science, Social Studies, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Andrew Jackson Middle School is Hispanics who make up nearly 69.76% of student population, followed by African Americans (20.20%), Whites or Caucasians (6.10%), Two or More Races (1.91%), Asians (1.78%) and Native Americans (0.25%).

At Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 58.95% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (19.61%), African Americans (14.82%), Two or More Races (3.99%), Asians (2.51%) and Native Americans (0.11%).

Based on household incomes, Andrew Jackson Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 81.07% compared to 47.66% at Grand Prairie Fine Arts 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, Andrew Jackson Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 31.89% of its student population compared to 19.95% at Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy.

In addition, Andrew Jackson Middle School has 31.64% bilingual students, 4.70% are in the gifted and talented program, while 15.25% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy with 19.73% bilingual students, 22.35% gifted and talented students and 2.74% students in the special education program.

Andrew Jackson Middle School's 53 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.3 years. Teachers at Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy, numbering 50 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 7.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, Andrew Jackson Middle School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 16 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 20 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 17 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Andrew Jackson Middle School there are 36 female teachers and 16 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by six teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and 11 more working as school support staff.

At Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy there are 33 female teachers and 17 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one teacher is aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.