Compare Hall Middle School with Tison Middle School

Hall 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 81 in student achievement, 80 in school progress and 77 in closing performance gaps. It scored 80 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, Tison Middle School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 78 in student achievement, 74 in school progress, 71 in closing performance gaps and 76 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.

Distinction Designations for Hall Middle School and Tison Middle School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Hall Middle School. They make up for 64.93% of student population, followed by Hispanics (28.44%), Two or More Races (3.77%), African Americans (1.73%), Native Americans (0.82%) and Asians (0.31%).

At Tison Middle School, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 61.73% of student population, followed by Hispanics (30.70%), Two or More Races (4.28%), African Americans (1.32%), Native Americans (1.10%) and Asians (0.88%).

Based on household incomes, Hall Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 48.93% compared to 46.38% at Tison 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, Hall Middle School has a higher number of English Language Learners comprising 9.99% of its student population compared to 9.87% at Tison Middle School.

Hall Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 9.38%, gifted and talented students, 9.99%, while 16.11% are in the special education program. Tison Middle School bilingual students comprise 9.32%, gifted and talented students, 8.99%, and 15.68% are in the special education program.

Hall Middle School's 60 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 5.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.9 years. Teachers at Tison Middle School, numbering 62 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 4.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Hall Middle School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 19 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Tison Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 25 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including eight beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Hall Middle School there are 47 female teachers and 13 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

At Tison Middle School there are 39 female teachers and 22 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine 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.