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, Memorial Parkway Junior High School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 91 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 91 in closing performance gaps and 91 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.

Both schools garnered all of seven distinction designations or awards for outstanding performance. These 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, 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 Memorial Parkway Junior High School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 43.60%, followed by Hispanics (34.86%), African Americans (10.57%), Asians (6.27%), Two or More Races (4.18%) and Native Americans (0.39%).

Based on household incomes, the Garland Mcmeans Junior High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 27.98% compared to 42.30% at Memorial Parkway 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 a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 13.06% of its student population compared to 15.80% at Memorial Parkway Junior High School.

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. Memorial Parkway Junior High School bilingual students comprise 15.27%, gifted and talented students, 15.40%, and 23.24% 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 Memorial Parkway Junior High School, numbering 64 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 6.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.2 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. Memorial Parkway Junior High School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 22 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including eight 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 Memorial Parkway Junior High School there are 46 female teachers and 18 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 14 special education teachers are being assisted by 14 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.