Cathey 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 85 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 92 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, Morris Middle School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 92 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.

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, the dominant group in Cathey Middle School is Hispanics who make up nearly 93.47% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (4.23%), Asians (1.45%), African Americans (0.48%), Two or More Races (0.24%) and Native Americans (0.12%).

At Morris Middle School, Hispanics make up 88.99% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (8.01%), Asians (1.50%), Two or More Races (0.90%), African Americans (0.50%) and Native Americans (0.10%).

Based on household incomes, Cathey Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 70.01% compared to 45.05% at Morris 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, Cathey Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 29.87% of its student population compared to 15.02% at Morris Middle School.

In addition, Cathey Middle School has 28.66% bilingual students, 22.61% are in the gifted and talented program, while 16.69% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Morris Middle School with 13.71% bilingual students, 32.33% gifted and talented students and 14.91% students in the special education program.

Cathey Middle School's 53 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12 years. Teachers at Morris Middle School, numbering 67 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 8.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.9 years.

Of its teaching staff, Cathey Middle 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, 16 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Morris Middle School has four teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 11 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 22 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight 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 Cathey Middle School there are 36 female teachers and 17 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by 15 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

At Morris Middle School there are 38 female teachers and 28 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 13 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.