Compare Faulk Middle School with Manzano Middle School

Faulk 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 69 in student achievement, 88 in school progress and 77 in closing performance gaps. It scored 85 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, Manzano Middle School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 80 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 82 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. Faulk Middle School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and with 25% student progress. Manzano Middle School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Faulk Middle School is Hispanics who make up nearly 99.34% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (0.66%). There is no African Americans, Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

At Manzano Middle School, Hispanics make up 98.89% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (0.66%), Asians (0.33%) and Native Americans (0.11%). There is no African Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

Based on household incomes, Faulk Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 98.21% compared to 82.28% at Manzano 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, Faulk Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 50.80% of its student population compared to 22.04% at Manzano Middle School.

In addition, Faulk Middle School has 50.71% bilingual students, 11.90% are in the gifted and talented program, while 19.07% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Manzano Middle School with 20.82% bilingual students, 18.60% gifted and talented students and 15.84% students in the special education program.

Faulk Middle School's 70 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 14.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 15.3 years. Teachers at Manzano Middle School, numbering 56 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 14.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 15.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, Faulk Middle School has four teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 15 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 26 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 five beginning teachers. Manzano Middle School has four teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 12 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 20 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Faulk Middle School there are 39 female teachers and 31 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 12 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 eight more working as school support staff.

At Manzano Middle School there are 33 female teachers and 23 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by 14 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.