Compare C M Rice Middle School with Renner Middle School

C M Rice 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 96 in student achievement, 93 in school progress and 98 in closing performance gaps. It scored 97 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, Renner Middle School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 91 in student achievement, 84 in school progress, 80 in closing performance gaps and 88 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. C M Rice Middle School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary and with 25% student progress. Renner Middle School’s only distinction designation is in Mathematics.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in C M Rice Middle School is Asians who make up nearly 66.24% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (17.68%), Hispanics (7.56%), African Americans (5.32%) and Two or More Races (3.19%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

The student population at Renner Middle School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 30.37%, followed by Hispanics (28.31%), Asians (20.53%), African Americans (16.51%), Two or More Races (4.11%) and Native Americans (0.17%).

Based on household incomes, the C M Rice Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 11.50% compared to 26.43% at Renner 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, C M Rice Middle School has 79 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 8.41% of student population. Renner Middle School has significantly more ELLs at 230 or about 19.67% of student population.

C M Rice Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 8.20%, gifted and talented students, 47.60%, while 6.18% are in the special education program. Renner Middle School bilingual students comprise 19.42%, gifted and talented students, 20.02%, and 8.55% are in the special education program.

C M Rice Middle School's 56 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 9.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.5 years. Teachers at Renner Middle School, numbering 74 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 5.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, C M Rice Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 19 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven beginning teachers. Renner Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 20 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 24 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 16 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 C M Rice Middle School there are 40 female teachers and 16 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by four 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 Renner Middle School there are 56 female teachers and 17 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine 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.