Compare Creekview Middle School with Prairie Vista

Creekview 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 90 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 90 in closing performance gaps. It scored 91 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, Prairie Vista earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 76 in student achievement, 83 in school progress, 76 in closing performance gaps and 81 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. Creekview 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. Prairie Vista’s only distinction designation is in Comparative Academic Growth.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Creekview Middle School. They make up for 37.58% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (36.61%), African Americans (12.61%), Asians (7.32%), Two or More Races (5.28%) and Native Americans (0.12%).

The student population at Prairie Vista is also predominantly by Hispanics at 34.19%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (26.59%), African Americans (26.15%), Asians (7.26%), Two or More Races (5.47%) and Native Americans (0.11%).

Based on household incomes, the Creekview Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 37.82% compared to 44.80% at Prairie Vista.

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, Creekview Middle School has 110 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 13.21% of student population. Prairie Vista has significantly more ELLs at 143 or about 15.98% of student population.

In addition, Creekview Middle School has 13.21% bilingual students, 9.24% are in the gifted and talented program, while 12.36% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Prairie Vista with 15.64% bilingual students, 9.39% gifted and talented students and 15.87% students in the special education program.

Creekview Middle School's 53 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 15 years. Teachers at Prairie Vista, numbering 52 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, Creekview Middle School has five teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Prairie Vista no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 18 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 Creekview Middle School there are 37 female teachers and 15 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by eight teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.

At Prairie Vista there are 38 female teachers and 13 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six 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 six more working as school support staff.