Garland Mcmeans Junior High 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 95 in student achievement, 95 in school progress and 95 in closing performance gaps. It scored 95 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, West Memorial Junior High School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 77 in student achievement, 84 in school progress, 75 in closing performance gaps and 81 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. Garland Mcmeans Junior High School bagged all seven distinction awards in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. West Memorial Junior High School’s five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science, Social Studies, post-secondary and with 25% student progress.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Garland Mcmeans Junior High School. They make up for 39.63% of student population, followed by Asians (24.27%), Hispanics (22.59%), African Americans (8.47%), Two or More Races (4.77%) and Native Americans (0.18%).

The student population at West Memorial Junior High School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 51.06%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (20.18%), African Americans (19.51%), Two or More Races (5.57%), Asians (3.46%) and Native Americans (0.11%).

Based on household incomes, the Garland Mcmeans Junior High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 27.98% compared to 69.12% at West Memorial Junior 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, Garland Mcmeans Junior High School has 148 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 13.06% of student population. West Memorial Junior High School has significantly more ELLs at 268 or about 29.88% of student population.

Garland Mcmeans Junior High School’s bilingual students comprise 12.97%, gifted and talented students, 21.27%, while 14.74% are in the special education program. West Memorial Junior High School bilingual students comprise 29.43%, gifted and talented students, 3.01%, and 22.97% are in the special education program.

Garland Mcmeans Junior High School's 72 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.8 years. Teachers at West Memorial Junior High School, numbering 70 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 6.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, Garland Mcmeans Junior High School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 11 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 21 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 24 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. West Memorial Junior High School has four teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 18 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 22 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 Garland Mcmeans Junior High School there are 49 female teachers and 23 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 13 special education teachers are being assisted by 15 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has six staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.

At West Memorial Junior High School there are 44 female teachers and 26 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 17 special education teachers are being assisted by 13 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.