Quail Valley Middle School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) 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 92 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 88 in closing performance gaps. It scored 91 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, Sugar Land Middle School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 76 in student achievement, 81 in school progress, 84 in closing performance gaps and 82 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. Quail Valley Middle School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary and with 25% student progress. Sugar Land Middle School’s only distinction designation is in Science.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Asians comprise the biggest group at Quail Valley Middle School. They make up for 32.77% of student population, followed by African Americans (28.27%), Hispanics (23.88%), Whites or Caucasians (10.09%), Two or More Races (4.60%) and Native Americans (0.40%).

The student population at Sugar Land Middle School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 40.38%, followed by Asians (28.42%), Whites or Caucasians (13.14%), African Americans (12.93%), Two or More Races (4.81%) and Native Americans (0.32%).

Based on household incomes, the Quail Valley Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 43.06% compared to 63.57% at Sugar Land Middle 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, Quail Valley Middle School has 66 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 6.59% of student population. Sugar Land Middle School has significantly more ELLs at 301 or about 32.16% of student population.

Quail Valley Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 6.29%, gifted and talented students, 47.75%, while 11.99% are in the special education program. Sugar Land Middle School bilingual students comprise 31.73%, gifted and talented students, 3.10%, and 20.83% are in the special education program.

Quail Valley Middle School's 55 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.6 years. Teachers at Sugar Land Middle School, numbering 60 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 8.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, Quail Valley Middle School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 26 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Sugar Land Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has 13 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 21 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 18 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Quail Valley Middle School there are 40 female teachers and 15 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by nine teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

At Sugar Land Middle School there are 45 female teachers and 15 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.