Compare Heritage Middle School with Colleyville Middle School

Heritage Middle School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) 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 93 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 95 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, Colleyville Middle School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 93 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 95 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. Heritage Middle School bagged all seven distinction awards in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Colleyville Middle School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Heritage Middle School. They make up for 46.49% of student population, followed by Hispanics (17.35%), Asians (17.35%), African Americans (10.46%), Two or More Races (7.55%) and Native Americans (0.66%).

At Colleyville Middle School, Whites or Caucasians make up 66.83% of student population, followed by Asians (11.06%), Hispanics (9.59%), Two or More Races (6.99%), African Americans (4.55%) and Native Americans (0.81%).

Based on household incomes, Heritage Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 21.85% compared to 6.67% at Colleyville 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, Heritage Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 8.08% of its student population compared to 1.63% at Colleyville Middle School.

In addition, Heritage Middle School has 7.42% bilingual students, 22.12% are in the gifted and talented program, while 11.13% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Colleyville Middle School with 1.63% bilingual students, 28.46% gifted and talented students and 7.15% students in the special education program.

Heritage Middle School's 54 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.7 years. Teachers at Colleyville Middle School, numbering 42 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 6.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, Heritage Middle School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 19 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Colleyville Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten 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 Heritage Middle School there are 44 female teachers and nine male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by 11 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.

At Colleyville Middle School there are 29 female teachers and 13 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by seven 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.