Compare Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy with Hector P Garcia Middle School

Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy 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 74 in student achievement, 84 in school progress and 73 in closing performance gaps. It scored 80 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, Hector P Garcia Middle School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 69 in student achievement, 85 in school progress, 81 in closing performance gaps and 82 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 only three distinction designations or awards for performance. For Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy these are in Mathematics, Social Studies and post-secondary while Hector P Garcia Middle School secured in Mathematics, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy is Hispanics who make up nearly 66.91% of student population, followed by African Americans (27.50%), Whites or Caucasians (3.24%), Two or More Races (1.18%) and Asians (1.03%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Hector P Garcia Middle School, Hispanics make up 94.35% of student population, followed by African Americans (4.03%), Whites or Caucasians (1.13%), Native Americans (0.32%) and Asians (0.16%). There is no Two or More Races student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 85.59% compared to 95.16% at Hector P Garcia 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, Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy has 290 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 42.65% of student population. Hector P Garcia Middle School has significantly more ELLs at 439 or about 70.81% of student population.

Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy’s bilingual students comprise 39.85%, gifted and talented students, 36.76%, while 10.59% are in the special education program. Hector P Garcia Middle School bilingual students comprise 65.00%, gifted and talented students, 17.74%, and 16.77% are in the special education program.

Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy's 45 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 4.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 6.4 years. Teachers at Hector P Garcia Middle School, numbering 48 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 18 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including eight beginning teachers. Hector P Garcia Middle School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, three teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 26 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy there are 27 female teachers and 18 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by four teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

At Hector P Garcia Middle School there are 31 female teachers and 17 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by nine teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.