B L Garza 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 75 in student achievement, 85 in school progress and 76 in closing performance gaps. It scored 82 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, Elias Longoria Sr Middle School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 77 in student achievement, 88 in school progress, 77 in closing performance gaps and 85 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. B L Garza Middle School's two out of seven distinctions are in Science and Social Studies. Except for Science, Elias Longoria Sr Middle School earned one out of seven distinctions.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in B L Garza Middle School is Hispanics who make up nearly 97.29% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (1.06%), African Americans (0.58%), Asians (0.58%), Two or More Races (0.39%) and Native Americans (0.10%).

At Elias Longoria Sr Middle School, Hispanics make up 97.40% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (0.91%), African Americans (0.78%), Asians (0.65%) and Two or More Races (0.26%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the B L Garza Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 78.55% compared to 81.82% at Elias Longoria Sr 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, B L Garza Middle School has 256 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 24.73% of student population. Elias Longoria Sr Middle School has significantly more ELLs at 318 or about 41.30% of student population.

B L Garza Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 24.54%, gifted and talented students, 8.50%, while 11.40% are in the special education program. Elias Longoria Sr Middle School bilingual students comprise 41.30%, gifted and talented students, 6.62%, and 12.86% are in the special education program.

B L Garza Middle School's 86 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 13.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 15.8 years. Teachers at Elias Longoria Sr Middle School, numbering 63 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 14.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 16.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, B L Garza Middle School has four teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 21 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 33 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Elias Longoria Sr Middle School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 14 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 30 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At B L Garza Middle School there are 55 female teachers and 31 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by 13 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and 11 more working as school support staff.

At Elias Longoria Sr Middle School there are 46 female teachers and 16 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by ten teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.