Compare Hector P Garcia Middle School with Seagoville 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, Seagoville Middle School not rated a State accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365. The school posted 59 in student achievement, 66 in school progress, 70 in closing performance gaps and 67 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. Seagoville 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.

At Seagoville Middle School, Hispanics make up 73.15% of student population, followed by African Americans (16.38%), Whites or Caucasians (9.11%), Native Americans (0.61%), Two or More Races (0.61%) and Asians (0.07%).

Based on household incomes, Hector P Garcia Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 95.16% compared to 81.37% at Seagoville 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 439 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 70.81% of student population. Seagoville Middle School has significantly more ELLs at 775 or about 52.69% of student population.

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. Seagoville Middle School bilingual students comprise 47.86%, gifted and talented students, 17.06%, and 14.48% 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 Seagoville Middle School, numbering 95 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 6.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.5 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. Seagoville Middle School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 43 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 11 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 Seagoville Middle School there are 61 female teachers and 34 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 12 special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.