Compare Baylor College Of Medicine Academy At Ryan with Ortiz Middle School

Baylor College Of Medicine Academy At Ryan 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 89 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and 94 in closing performance gaps. It scored 93 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, Ortiz Middle School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 70 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 82 in closing performance gaps and 87 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. Baylor College Of Medicine Academy At Ryan bagged all seven distinction awards in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Ortiz Middle School’s five out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, African Americans comprise the biggest group at Baylor College Of Medicine Academy At Ryan. They make up for 49.11% of student population, followed by Hispanics (42.01%), Asians (4.34%), Whites or Caucasians (3.35%), Two or More Races (0.79%) and Native Americans (0.20%).

At Ortiz Middle School, Hispanics make up 80.84% of student population, followed by African Americans (15.47%), Asians (1.79%), Whites or Caucasians (0.95%), Two or More Races (0.63%) and Native Americans (0.32%).

Based on household incomes, the Baylor College Of Medicine Academy At Ryan’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 77.71% compared to 98.84% at Ortiz 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, Baylor College Of Medicine Academy At Ryan has 51 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 10.06% of student population. Ortiz Middle School has significantly more ELLs at 483 or about 50.84% of student population.

Baylor College Of Medicine Academy At Ryan’s bilingual students comprise 9.86%, gifted and talented students, 32.15%, while 3.94% are in the special education program. Ortiz Middle School bilingual students comprise 49.26%, gifted and talented students, 10.32%, and 10.21% are in the special education program.

Baylor College Of Medicine Academy At Ryan's 32 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.1 years. Teachers at Ortiz Middle School, numbering 60 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 5.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 6.9 years.

Of its teaching staff, Baylor College Of Medicine Academy At Ryan has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, six teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Ortiz Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 25 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including nine beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Baylor College Of Medicine Academy At Ryan there are 17 female teachers and 14 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two teachers are aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.

At Ortiz Middle School there are 43 female teachers and 17 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by seven teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.