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 Fleming Middle School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, with Baylor College Of Medicine Academy At Ryan, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Fleming Middle School’s regular student population is 380 with a 12.5 students/teacher ratio. The student population at Baylor College Of Medicine Academy At Ryan is 507 students and a 15.7 students/teacher ratio.
Fleming Middle 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 60 in student achievement, 85 in school progress and 81 in closing performance gaps. It scored 84 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, Baylor College Of Medicine Academy At Ryan performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 89 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 94 in closing performance gaps and 93 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. Fleming Middle School’s three out of seven distinctions are in Science, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Baylor College Of Medicine Academy At Ryan's seven out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, African Americans comprise the biggest group at Fleming Middle School. They make up for 60.26% of student population, followed by Hispanics (38.42%), Whites or Caucasians (0.79%) and Two or More Races (0.53%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.
The student population at Baylor College Of Medicine Academy At Ryan is also predominantly by African Americans at 49.11%, followed by Hispanics (42.01%), Asians (4.34%), Whites or Caucasians (3.35%), Two or More Races (0.79%) and Native Americans (0.20%).
Based on household incomes, Fleming Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 97.37% compared to 77.71% at Baylor College Of Medicine Academy At Ryan.
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, Fleming Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 21.84% of its student population compared to 10.06% at Baylor College Of Medicine Academy At Ryan.
In addition, Fleming Middle School has 20.00% bilingual students, 3.95% are in the gifted and talented program, while 17.37% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Baylor College Of Medicine Academy At Ryan with 9.86% bilingual students, 32.15% gifted and talented students and 3.94% students in the special education program.
Fleming Middle School's 30 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 5.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 6.6 years. Teachers at Baylor College Of Medicine Academy At Ryan, numbering 32 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 8.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.1 years.
Of its teaching staff, Fleming Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, four teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 15 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Baylor College Of Medicine Academy At Ryan has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, six teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.
Fleming Middle School has one special education teachers assisted by 3 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Baylor College Of Medicine Academy At Ryan has zero special education teachers and 2 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.
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