Compare Macario Garcia Middle School with Hodges Bend Middle School

Macario Garcia 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 92 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and 97 in closing performance gaps. It scored 94 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, Hodges Bend Middle School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 71 in student achievement, 79 in school progress, 73 in closing performance gaps and 77 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.

Macario Garcia Middle School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Hodges Bend Middle School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Asians comprise the biggest group at Macario Garcia Middle School. They make up for 48.75% of student population, followed by African Americans (21.27%), Hispanics (15.20%), Whites or Caucasians (11.42%), Two or More Races (2.36%) and Native Americans (0.57%).

The student population at Hodges Bend Middle School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 48.86%, followed by African Americans (31.77%), Asians (10.88%), Whites or Caucasians (5.01%), Two or More Races (2.94%) and Native Americans (0.44%).

Based on household incomes, the Macario Garcia Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 41.83% compared to 77.80% at Hodges Bend 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, Macario Garcia Middle School has 269 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 19.20% of student population. Hodges Bend Middle School has more ELLs at 277 or about 30.14% of student population.

Macario Garcia Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 18.77%, gifted and talented students, 3.93%, while 10.06% are in the special education program. Hodges Bend Middle School bilingual students comprise 29.71%, gifted and talented students, 1.63%, and 14.15% are in the special education program.

Macario Garcia Middle School's 82 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.7 years. Teachers at Hodges Bend Middle School, numbering 67 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 7.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.4 years.

Of its teaching staff, Macario Garcia Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has 13 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 36 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 six beginning teachers. Hodges Bend Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has 12 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 20 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Macario Garcia Middle School there are 59 female teachers and 23 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by 16 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.

At Hodges Bend Middle School there are 52 female teachers and 15 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by ten 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.