Compare Lucio Middle School with Besteiro Middle School

Lucio 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 75 in student achievement, 90 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, Besteiro Middle School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 71 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 77 in closing performance gaps and 85 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. Lucio 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. Besteiro Middle School’s five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies and with 25% student progress.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Lucio Middle School is Hispanics who make up nearly 99.73% of student population, followed by African Americans (0.13%) and Whites or Caucasians (0.13%). There is no Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

At Besteiro Middle School, Hispanics make up 100.00% of student population, followed by . There is no African Americans, Asians, Native Americans, Two or More Races and Whites or Caucasians students in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Lucio Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 96.11% compared to 96.58% at Besteiro 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, Lucio Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 43.36% of its student population compared to 47.18% at Besteiro Middle School.

Lucio Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 42.01%, gifted and talented students, 12.75%, while 18.79% are in the special education program. Besteiro Middle School bilingual students comprise 47.18%, gifted and talented students, 10.77%, and 21.54% are in the special education program.

Lucio Middle School's 55 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 13 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.6 years. Teachers at Besteiro Middle School, numbering 52 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 12.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, Lucio Middle School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 23 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Besteiro Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has ten 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 five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Lucio Middle School there are 36 female teachers and 18 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight 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 Besteiro Middle School there are 32 female teachers and 19 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven 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 nine more working as school support staff.