Compare Garner Middle School with Krueger Middle School

Garner Middle School earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) 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 72 in student achievement, 81 in school progress and 74 in closing performance gaps. It scored 79 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, Krueger Middle School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 76 in student achievement, 86 in school progress, 78 in closing performance gaps and 84 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. Garner Middle School’s only distinction designation is in Science. Krueger Middle School's four out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Social Studies, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Garner Middle School is Hispanics who make up nearly 73.58% of student population, followed by African Americans (12.03%), Whites or Caucasians (9.91%), Two or More Races (2.83%), Asians (1.42%) and Native Americans (0.24%).

At Krueger Middle School, Hispanics make up 71.46% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (14.51%), African Americans (8.00%), Two or More Races (3.81%) and Asians (1.97%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Garner Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 81.60% compared to 77.61% at Krueger 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, Garner Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 32.78% of its student population compared to 20.91% at Krueger Middle School.

In addition, Garner Middle School has 37.38% bilingual students, 7.31% are in the gifted and talented program, while 15.45% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Krueger Middle School with 19.43% bilingual students, 11.69% gifted and talented students and 12.92% students in the special education program.

Garner Middle School's 68 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.4 years. Teachers at Krueger Middle School, numbering 68 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 6.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, Garner Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 23 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 19 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 21 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Krueger Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 22 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 25 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Garner Middle School there are 55 female teachers and 13 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, ten special education teachers are being assisted by ten teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.

At Krueger Middle School there are 46 female teachers and 21 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 15 special education teachers are being assisted by six teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.