Choosing the right middle school for your children can prove to be a daunting task. Middle school is when children start to flex their growing independence. This is a critical transition period for students. As they assert their independence, their responsibilities increase, they attend multiple classes and their academic performance are closely monitored and graded. Schools focus on preparing them for the more rigorous academic grind in high school.
When we compared Energized For Stem Academy Middle School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, with Tanglewood Middle School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Energized For Stem Academy Middle School’s regular student population is 399 with a students/teacher ratio. The student population at Tanglewood Middle School is 868 students and a 17.8 students/teacher ratio.
Energized For Stem Academy 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 74 in student achievement, 93 in school progress and 80 in closing performance gaps. It scored 89 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, Tanglewood Middle School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 75 in student achievement, 77 in school progress, 73 in closing performance gaps and 76 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.
Energized For Stem Academy Middle School's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science and with 25% student progress. Tanglewood Middle School did not earn any distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Energized For Stem Academy Middle School is Hispanics who make up nearly 87.22% of student population, followed by African Americans (8.02%), Whites or Caucasians (2.76%), Asians (1.75%) and Two or More Races (0.25%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
The student population at Tanglewood Middle School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 49.65%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (20.28%), African Americans (17.97%), Asians (8.53%), Two or More Races (3.00%) and Native Americans (0.46%).
Based on household incomes, Energized For Stem Academy Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 97.49% compared to 58.41% at Tanglewood 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, Energized For Stem Academy Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 73.18% of its student population compared to 23.85% at Tanglewood Middle School.
In addition, Energized For Stem Academy Middle School has 72.68% bilingual students, 9.77% are in the gifted and talented program, while 2.76% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Tanglewood Middle School with 23.16% bilingual students, 20.05% gifted and talented students and 9.10% students in the special education program.
Energized For Stem Academy Middle School's zero teacher have been working at the campus for an average of years with individual teaching experience averaging years. Teachers at Tanglewood Middle School, numbering 48 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 8.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.1 years.
Of its teaching staff, Energized For Stem Academy Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, no teacher serving the school for 11-20 years, school has no teacher serving 6-10 years, no teacher serving the school for 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Tanglewood Middle School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 14 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.
Energized For Stem Academy Middle School has zero special education teachers assisted by 0 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Tanglewood Middle School has one special education teachers and 2 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.
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