Compare Four Points Middle School with Canyon Ridge Middle School

Four Points 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, 79 in school progress and 78 in closing performance gaps. It scored 86 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, Canyon Ridge Middle School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 93 in student achievement, 84 in school progress, 89 in closing performance gaps and 92 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.

Four Points Middle School's one out of seven distinction is in Social Studies. Canyon Ridge Middle School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Four Points Middle School. They make up for 47.14% of student population, followed by Hispanics (24.38%), Asians (12.48%), African Americans (9.25%) and Two or More Races (6.31%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Canyon Ridge Middle School, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 62.68% of student population, followed by Hispanics (14.27%), Asians (14.19%), Two or More Races (6.79%), African Americans (1.81%) and Native Americans (0.09%).

Based on household incomes, Four Points Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 22.03% compared to 4.47% at Canyon Ridge 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, Four Points Middle School has a slightly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 7.93% of its student population compared to 2.92% at Canyon Ridge Middle School.

In addition, Four Points Middle School has 7.78% bilingual students, 31.86% are in the gifted and talented program, while 11.75% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Canyon Ridge Middle School with 2.75% bilingual students, 41.27% gifted and talented students and 10.83% students in the special education program.

Four Points Middle School's 52 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 4.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.4 years. Teachers at Canyon Ridge Middle School, numbering 71 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 5.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.4 years.

Of its teaching staff, Four Points Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 22 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Canyon Ridge Middle School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 23 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 18 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 20 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 Four Points Middle School there are 37 female teachers and 14 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by five 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 Canyon Ridge Middle School there are 56 female teachers and 15 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, ten special education teachers are being assisted by eight 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.