Compare Lawson Middle School with McReynolds Middle School

Lawson 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, 89 in school progress and 81 in closing performance gaps. It scored 87 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, McReynolds Middle School not rated a State accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365. The school posted 53 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.

Lawson Middle School's two out of seven distinctions are in with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. McReynolds Middle School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Lawson Middle School. They make up for 60.63% of student population, followed by African Americans (36.46%), Whites or Caucasians (1.53%), Two or More Races (0.87%), Asians (0.29%) and Native Americans (0.22%).

At McReynolds Middle School, Hispanics make up 74.47% of student population, followed by African Americans (24.68%), Whites or Caucasians (0.43%) and Native Americans (0.43%). There is no Asians and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Lawson Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 97.09% compared to 97.87% at McReynolds 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, Lawson Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 40.68% of its student population compared to 34.89% at McReynolds Middle School.

Lawson Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 39.67%, gifted and talented students, 8.95%, while 13.83% are in the special education program. McReynolds Middle School bilingual students comprise 33.19%, gifted and talented students, 8.09%, and 17.23% are in the special education program.

Lawson Middle School's 75 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 5.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.5 years. Teachers at McReynolds Middle School, numbering 30 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 4.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Lawson Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 29 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 14 beginning teachers. McReynolds Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, five teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven beginning teachers.

Lawson Middle School has four special education teachers assisted by 6 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. McReynolds Middle School has two special education teachers and 4 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.