Compare Garland McMeans Junior High School with Cinco Ranch Junior High School

Garland McMeans Junior High School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) 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 95 in student achievement, 93 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 97 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, Cinco Ranch Junior High School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 94 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 96 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. Garland McMeans Junior High School bagged all seven distinction awards in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Cinco Ranch Junior High School’s six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Garland McMeans Junior High School. They make up for 45.14% of student population, followed by Asians (24.74%), Hispanics (18.75%), African Americans (7.03%), Two or More Races (4.25%) and Native Americans (0.09%).

The student population at Cinco Ranch Junior High School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 35.21%, followed by Hispanics (29.30%), Asians (23.40%), African Americans (8.50%), Two or More Races (3.37%) and Native Americans (0.14%).

Based on household incomes, the Garland McMeans Junior High School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 24.83% compared to 28.74% at Cinco Ranch Junior High 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, Garland McMeans Junior High School has 132 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 11.46% of student population. Cinco Ranch Junior High School has significantly more ELLs at 220 or about 15.46% of student population.

Garland McMeans Junior High School’s bilingual students comprise 11.37%, gifted and talented students, 16.93%, while 9.72% are in the special education program. Cinco Ranch Junior High School bilingual students comprise 14.90%, gifted and talented students, 12.58%, and 13.07% are in the special education program.

Garland McMeans Junior High School's 69 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.8 years. Teachers at Cinco Ranch Junior High School, numbering 88 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 7.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Garland McMeans Junior High School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 18 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 24 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Cinco Ranch Junior High School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 14 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 21 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 17 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 30 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 Garland McMeans Junior High School there are 48 female teachers and 20 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by nine teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and 12 more working as school support staff.

At Cinco Ranch Junior High School there are 69 female teachers and 19 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 11 special education teachers are being assisted by 14 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and 12 more working as school support staff.