Compare Cedar Park Middle School with Running Brushy Middle School

Cedar Park Middle School 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 90 in student achievement, 83 in school progress and 82 in closing performance gaps. It scored 88 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, Running Brushy Middle School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 85 in student achievement, 80 in school progress, 86 in closing performance gaps and 85 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.

Distinction Designations for Cedar Park Middle School and Running Brushy Middle School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Cedar Park Middle School. They make up for 61.38% of student population, followed by Hispanics (21.09%), Asians (8.77%), Two or More Races (5.82%), African Americans (2.57%) and Native Americans (0.38%).

The student population at Running Brushy Middle School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 48.49%, followed by Hispanics (32.45%), Asians (7.15%), African Americans (5.87%), Two or More Races (5.68%) and Native Americans (0.09%).

Based on household incomes, the Cedar Park Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 13.30% compared to 28.23% at Running Brushy 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, Cedar Park Middle School has 74 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 5.59% of student population. Running Brushy Middle School has significantly more ELLs at 108 or about 9.90% of student population.

Cedar Park Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 5.44%, gifted and talented students, 28.87%, while 12.93% are in the special education program. Running Brushy Middle School bilingual students comprise 9.90%, gifted and talented students, 20.90%, and 15.49% are in the special education program.

Cedar Park Middle School's 84 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.3 years. Teachers at Running Brushy Middle School, numbering 82 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 7.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Cedar Park Middle School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 29 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 23 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Running Brushy Middle School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 29 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 17 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 20 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 Cedar Park Middle School there are 66 female teachers and 17 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 15 special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.

At Running Brushy Middle School there are 61 female teachers and 20 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 14 special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.