Compare Hector P Garcia Middle School with Harold Wendell Lang Sr 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, Harold Wendell Lang Sr Middle School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 59 in student achievement, 83 in school progress, 70 in closing performance gaps and 79 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.

Hector P Garcia Middle School's three out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Harold Wendell Lang Sr Middle School did not earn any distinction.

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.

The student population at Harold Wendell Lang Sr Middle School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 53.73%, followed by African Americans (40.61%), Whites or Caucasians (3.17%), Asians (1.02%), Native Americans (0.79%) and Two or More Races (0.68%).

Based on household incomes, Hector P Garcia Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 95.16% compared to 91.29% at Harold Wendell Lang Sr 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 46.04% at Harold Wendell Lang Sr 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. Harold Wendell Lang Sr Middle School bilingual students comprise 44.68%, gifted and talented students, 9.62%, and 12.44% 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 Harold Wendell Lang Sr Middle School, numbering 68 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 6.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.3 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. Harold Wendell Lang Sr Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 26 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven 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 Harold Wendell Lang Sr Middle School there are 48 female teachers and 20 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 13 special education teachers are being assisted by seven teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.