Compare Macario Garcia Middle School with Sugar Land 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, Sugar Land Middle School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 81 in student achievement, 85 in school progress, 74 in closing performance gaps and 82 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. 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. Sugar Land Middle School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Science and Social Studies.

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 Sugar Land Middle School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 36.15%, followed by Asians (29.20%), African Americans (15.87%), Whites or Caucasians (15.02%), Two or More Races (3.29%) and Native Americans (0.09%).

Based on household incomes, the Macario Garcia Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 41.83% compared to 60.09% at Sugar Land 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 a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 19.20% of its student population compared to 21.78% at Sugar Land Middle School.

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. Sugar Land Middle School bilingual students comprise 21.22%, gifted and talented students, 2.44%, and 13.62% 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 Sugar Land Middle School, numbering 64 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 10.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.9 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. Sugar Land Middle School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 13 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 19 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five 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 Sugar Land Middle School there are 46 female teachers and 18 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.