Compare Hector P Garcia Middle School with School For The Talented & Gifted In Pleasant Grove

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, School For The Talented & Gifted In Pleasant Grove performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 96 in student achievement, 97 in school progress, 100 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. Hector P Garcia Middle School’s three out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. School For The Talented & Gifted In Pleasant Grove's seven out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

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 School For The Talented & Gifted In Pleasant Grove, Hispanics make up 95.32% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (2.34%), African Americans (1.30%), Native Americans (0.78%) and Asians (0.26%). There is no Two or More Races student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Hector P Garcia Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 95.16% compared to 87.27% at School For The Talented & Gifted In Pleasant Grove.

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 75.58% at School For The Talented & Gifted In Pleasant Grove.

In addition, Hector P Garcia Middle School has 65.00% bilingual students, 17.74% are in the gifted and talented program, while 16.77% are in the special education program. This stacks up against School For The Talented & Gifted In Pleasant Grove with 92.47% bilingual students, 65.71% gifted and talented students and 1.04% students 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 School For The Talented & Gifted In Pleasant Grove, numbering 23 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 4.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 5.8 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. School For The Talented & Gifted In Pleasant Grove no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, two 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 two 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 School For The Talented & Gifted In Pleasant Grove there are 15 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three teachers are aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.