Noel Grisham 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 91 in student achievement, 86 in school progress and 91 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, Canyon Vista Middle School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 95 in student achievement, 94 in school progress, 94 in closing performance gaps and 95 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. Noel Grisham Middle School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Social Studies and post-secondary. Canyon Vista Middle School's four out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Social Studies, post-secondary and with 25% student progress.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Noel Grisham Middle School. They make up for 36.42% of student population, followed by Hispanics (35.77%), Asians (18.05%), African Americans (5.69%), Two or More Races (3.90%) and Native Americans (0.16%).

The student population at Canyon Vista Middle School is also predominantly by Asians at 44.48%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (33.67%), Hispanics (14.59%), Two or More Races (5.41%), African Americans (1.70%) and Native Americans (0.15%).

Based on household incomes, Noel Grisham Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 25.53% compared to 9.19% at Canyon Vista 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, Noel Grisham Middle School has 113 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 18.37% of student population. Canyon Vista Middle School has significantly more ELLs at 151 or about 11.66% of student population.

In addition, Noel Grisham Middle School has 17.89% bilingual students, 28.46% are in the gifted and talented program, while 14.80% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Canyon Vista Middle School with 10.89% bilingual students, 28.65% gifted and talented students and 10.19% students in the special education program.

Noel Grisham Middle School's 46 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.3 years. Teachers at Canyon Vista Middle School, numbering 79 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 9.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, Noel Grisham Middle School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 22 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Canyon Vista Middle School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 15 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 27 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 18 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 16 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Noel Grisham Middle School there are 31 female teachers and 15 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 11 special education teachers are being assisted by six teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

At Canyon Vista Middle School there are 62 female teachers and 17 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.