Compare Bowman Middle School with Haggard Middle School

Bowman 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 93 in closing performance gaps. It scored 92 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, Haggard Middle School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 84 in student achievement, 85 in school progress, 83 in closing performance gaps and 84 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.

Bowman Middle School's seven out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Haggard Middle School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Bowman Middle School. They make up for 58.28% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (17.88%), African Americans (10.85%), Asians (10.25%) and Two or More Races (2.62%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Haggard Middle School, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 56.34% of student population, followed by Hispanics (21.25%), Asians (9.60%), African Americans (7.81%), Two or More Races (4.61%) and Native Americans (0.38%).

Based on household incomes, Bowman Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 60.07% compared to 24.58% at Haggard 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, Bowman Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 39.81% of its student population compared to 6.27% at Haggard Middle School.

In addition, Bowman Middle School has 39.57% bilingual students, 17.04% are in the gifted and talented program, while 13.83% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Haggard Middle School with 6.15% bilingual students, 24.58% gifted and talented students and 14.34% students in the special education program.

Bowman Middle School's 65 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.4 years. Teachers at Haggard Middle School, numbering 54 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 7.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, Bowman Middle School has five teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 16 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 20 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 18 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Haggard Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Bowman Middle School there are 46 female teachers and 18 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 13 special education teachers are being assisted by eight 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 Haggard Middle School there are 41 female teachers and 13 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight 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.