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 Forest Brook Middle School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, with Energized For Stem Academy Middle School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, we noted a wide disparity in ratings.
Forest Brook Middle School’s regular student population is 742 with a 20.5 students/teacher ratio. The student population at Energized For Stem Academy Middle School is 399 students and a students/teacher ratio.
Forest Brook Middle School not rated a State accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365 (Not Rated per SB 1365) 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 52 in student achievement, 60 in school progress and 59 in closing performance gaps. It scored 59 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, Energized For Stem Academy Middle School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 74 in student achievement, 93 in school progress, 80 in closing performance gaps and 89 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. Forest Brook Middle School has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, African Americans comprise the biggest group at Forest Brook Middle School. They make up for 56.74% of student population, followed by Hispanics (40.30%), Whites or Caucasians (1.62%), Two or More Races (0.81%), Asians (0.27%) and Native Americans (0.27%).
At Energized For Stem Academy Middle School, Hispanics make up 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.
Based on household incomes, Forest Brook Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 98.52% compared to 97.49% at Energized For Stem Academy 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, Forest Brook Middle School has 186 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 25.07% of student population. Energized For Stem Academy Middle School has significantly more ELLs at 292 or about 73.18% of student population.
In addition, Forest Brook Middle School has 23.99% bilingual students, 2.56% are in the gifted and talented program, while 13.21% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Energized For Stem Academy Middle School with 72.68% bilingual students, 9.77% gifted and talented students and 2.76% students in the special education program.
Forest Brook Middle School's 36 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.4 years. Teachers at Energized For Stem Academy Middle School, numbering zero teacher, have been serving the school for an average of years with individual teaching experience averaging years.
Of its teaching staff, Forest Brook Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. 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.
Forest Brook Middle School has two special education teachers assisted by 4 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Energized For Stem Academy Middle School has zero special education teachers and 0 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.
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