Compare Hector P Garcia Middle School with Boude Storey Middle School

Hector P Garcia 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 69 in student achievement, 85 in school progress and 81 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, Boude Storey Middle School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 60 in student achievement, 88 in school progress, 76 in closing performance gaps and 82 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. Hector P Garcia Middle School's three out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Boude Storey Middle School’s only distinction designation is in Comparative Academic Growth.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Hector P Garcia Middle School is Hispanics who make up nearly 94.35% of student population, followed by African Americans (4.03%), Whites or Caucasians (1.13%), Native Americans (0.32%) and Asians (0.16%). There is no Two or More Races student in the school.

At Boude Storey Middle School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 61.01% of student population, followed by African Americans (36.69%), Two or More Races (1.05%), Whites or Caucasians (0.84%) and Asians (0.42%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Hector P Garcia Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 95.16% compared to 96.44% at Boude Storey 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, Hector P Garcia Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 70.81% of its student population compared to 48.01% at Boude Storey Middle School.

Hector P Garcia Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 65.00%, gifted and talented students, 17.74%, while 16.77% are in the special education program. Boude Storey Middle School bilingual students comprise 41.93%, gifted and talented students, 14.05%, and 14.68% are in the special education program.

Hector P Garcia Middle School's 48 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7 years. Teachers at Boude Storey Middle School, numbering 35 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 7.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.9 years.

Of its teaching staff, Hector P Garcia Middle School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, three teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 26 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Boude Storey Middle School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Hector P Garcia Middle School there are 31 female teachers and 17 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine 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 six more working as school support staff.

At Boude Storey Middle School there are 27 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by six 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.