Choosing the right middle school for your children can prove to be a daunting task. Middle school is when children start to flex their growing independence. This is a critical transition period for students. As they assert their independence, their responsibilities increase, they attend multiple classes and their academic performance are closely monitored and graded. Schools focus on preparing them for the more rigorous academic grind in high school.
When we compared John And Shamarion Barber Middle School, which is a part of DICKINSON ISD, with Eugene 'gene' Kranz Junior High School, which is a part of DICKINSON ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
John And Shamarion Barber Middle School’s regular student population is 585 with a 13 students/teacher ratio. The student population at Eugene 'gene' Kranz Junior High School is 963 students and a 12.4 students/teacher ratio.
John And Shamarion Barber 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 80 in student achievement, 86 in school progress and 95 in closing performance gaps. It scored 89 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, Eugene 'gene' Kranz Junior High School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 85 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 93 in closing performance gaps and 91 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. John And Shamarion Barber Middle School’s four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Eugene 'gene' Kranz Junior High School's five out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at John And Shamarion Barber Middle School. They make up for 51.79% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (32.82%), African Americans (10.26%), Asians (2.74%), Two or More Races (1.88%) and Native Americans (0.17%).
The student population at Eugene 'gene' Kranz Junior High School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 52.02%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (27.10%), African Americans (16.10%), Two or More Races (2.70%), Asians (1.56%) and Native Americans (0.42%).
Based on household incomes, John And Shamarion Barber Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 64.79% compared to 62.62% at Eugene 'gene' Kranz Junior High 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, John And Shamarion Barber Middle School has 122 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 20.85% of student population. Eugene 'gene' Kranz Junior High School has significantly more ELLs at 160 or about 16.61% of student population.
John And Shamarion Barber Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 19.83%, gifted and talented students, 18.29%, while 15.56% are in the special education program. Eugene 'gene' Kranz Junior High School bilingual students comprise 15.37%, gifted and talented students, 10.80%, and 11.63% are in the special education program.
John And Shamarion Barber Middle School's 45 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.3 years. Teachers at Eugene 'gene' Kranz Junior High School, numbering 77 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 3.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.2 years.
Of its teaching staff, John And Shamarion Barber Middle School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 16 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Eugene 'gene' Kranz Junior High School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 20 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 19 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 29 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 John And Shamarion Barber Middle School there are 36 female teachers and nine male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by 14 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.
At Eugene 'gene' Kranz Junior High School there are 57 female teachers and 20 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by 16 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.
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