Compare Canyon Vista Middle School with Chisholm Trail Middle School

Canyon Vista 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, 95 in school progress and an impressive100 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, Chisholm Trail Middle School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 88 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 90 in closing performance gaps and 90 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. Canyon Vista Middle School 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. Chisholm Trail Middle School’s only distinction designation is in Comparative Academic Growth.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Asians comprise the biggest group at Canyon Vista Middle School. They make up for 40.70% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (37.91%), Hispanics (13.72%), Two or More Races (5.27%), African Americans (2.02%) and Native Americans (0.23%).

The student population at Chisholm Trail Middle School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 39.65%, followed by Hispanics (34.85%), Asians (14.50%), Two or More Races (5.73%), African Americans (4.33%) and Native Americans (0.70%).

Based on household incomes, the Canyon Vista Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 7.05% compared to 24.33% at Chisholm Trail 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, Canyon Vista Middle School has 100 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 7.75% of student population. Chisholm Trail Middle School has more ELLs at 108 or about 12.63% of student population.

Canyon Vista Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 7.21%, gifted and talented students, 29.15%, while 6.05% are in the special education program. Chisholm Trail Middle School bilingual students comprise 12.16%, gifted and talented students, 17.43%, and 11.81% are in the special education program.

Canyon Vista Middle School's 88 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.9 years. Teachers at Chisholm Trail Middle School, numbering 71 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 9.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, Canyon Vista Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has 15 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 35 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 23 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Chisholm Trail Middle School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 14 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 31 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Canyon Vista Middle School there are 64 female teachers and 23 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by 11 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.

At Chisholm Trail Middle School there are 54 female teachers and 16 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by ten teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.