Compare Garland McMeans Junior High School with Tays 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, Tays Junior High School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 95 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 98 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. Tays Junior High School’s three out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science and post-secondary.

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 Tays Junior High School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 33.20%, followed by Asians (33.40%), Hispanics (20.63%), African Americans (9.07%), Two or More Races (3.09%) and Native Americans (0.34%).

Based on household incomes, Garland McMeans Junior High School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 24.83% compared to 15.05% at Tays 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 a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 11.46% of its student population compared to 7.26% at Tays Junior High School.

In addition, Garland McMeans Junior High School has 11.37% bilingual students, 16.93% are in the gifted and talented program, while 9.72% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Tays Junior High School with 7.06% bilingual students, 20.09% gifted and talented students and 9.01% students 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 Tays Junior High School, numbering 87 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 6.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.6 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. Tays Junior High School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 23 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 24 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 26 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 Tays Junior High School there are 69 female teachers and 18 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by 15 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and 12 more working as school support staff.