Compare Francisco Pancho Medrano Junior High School with Sam Tasby Middle School

Francisco Pancho Medrano Junior High 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 64 in student achievement, 85 in school progress and 77 in closing performance gaps. It scored 82 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, Sam Tasby Middle School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 65 in student achievement, 81 in school progress, 75 in closing performance gaps and 78 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.

Sam Tasby Middle School's one out of seven distinction is in Mathematics. Francisco Pancho Medrano Junior High School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Francisco Pancho Medrano Junior High School is Hispanics who make up nearly 93.50% of student population, followed by African Americans (4.05%), Whites or Caucasians (1.35%), Native Americans (0.74%), Two or More Races (0.25%) and Asians (0.12%).

At Sam Tasby Middle School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 63.55% of student population, followed by African Americans (22.83%), Asians (9.73%), Whites or Caucasians (2.59%) and Two or More Races (1.30%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Francisco Pancho Medrano Junior High School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 94.60% compared to 96.50% at Sam Tasby 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, Francisco Pancho Medrano Junior High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 83.68% of its student population compared to 72.24% at Sam Tasby Middle School.

Francisco Pancho Medrano Junior High School’s bilingual students comprise 79.39%, gifted and talented students, 15.09%, while 11.41% are in the special education program. Sam Tasby Middle School bilingual students comprise 68.87%, gifted and talented students, 10.77%, and 14.27% are in the special education program.

Francisco Pancho Medrano Junior High School's 57 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 5.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 5.6 years. Teachers at Sam Tasby Middle School, numbering 59 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 7.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.1 years.

Of its teaching staff, Francisco Pancho Medrano Junior High School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, four teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 14 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 30 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven beginning teachers. Sam Tasby Middle School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 24 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Francisco Pancho Medrano Junior High School there are 36 female teachers and 21 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by seven teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.

At Sam Tasby Middle School there are 34 female teachers and 25 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by seven teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.