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 Kaffie Middle School, which is a part of CORPUS CHRISTI ISD, with Driscoll Middle School, which is a part of CORPUS CHRISTI ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Kaffie Middle School’s regular student population is 722 with a 19 students/teacher ratio. The student population at Driscoll Middle School is 661 students and a 15.1 students/teacher ratio.
Kaffie 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 83 in student achievement, 83 in school progress and 78 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, Driscoll Middle School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 55 in student achievement, 70 in school progress, 71 in closing performance gaps and 70 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.
Kaffie Middle School's two out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and with 25% student progress. Driscoll Middle School did not earn any distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Kaffie Middle School is Hispanics who make up nearly 66.76% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (20.36%), Asians (6.51%), African Americans (4.71%) and Two or More Races (1.66%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
At Driscoll Middle School, Hispanics make up 86.99% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (6.81%), African Americans (5.30%), Two or More Races (0.61%), Asians (0.15%) and Native Americans (0.15%).
Based on household incomes, the Kaffie Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 47.37% compared to 92.13% at Driscoll 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, Kaffie Middle School has 16 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 2.22% of student population. Driscoll Middle School has significantly more ELLs at 71 or about 10.74% of student population.
Kaffie Middle School has no gifted and talented student, while 9.00% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 1.94% students. Driscoll Middle School has no gifted and talented student, while 17.40% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 10.59% students.
Kaffie Middle School's 38 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 11.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14.6 years. Teachers at Driscoll Middle School, numbering 43 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 6.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.8 years.
Of its teaching staff, Kaffie Middle School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Driscoll Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 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 Kaffie Middle School there are 26 female teachers and 11 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by eight teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.
At Driscoll Middle School there are 26 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 three staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.
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