Compare Meyerland Middle School with Baylor College Of Medicine Biotech Academy At Rusk

Meyerland 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, 85 in school progress and 82 in closing performance gaps. It scored 84 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, Baylor College Of Medicine Biotech Academy At Rusk performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 83 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 93 in closing performance gaps and 91 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. Meyerland Middle School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and with 25% student progress. Baylor College Of Medicine Biotech Academy At Rusk's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Meyerland Middle School. They make up for 56.27% of student population, followed by African Americans (27.43%), Whites or Caucasians (12.88%), Two or More Races (1.75%), Asians (1.49%) and Native Americans (0.18%).

At Baylor College Of Medicine Biotech Academy At Rusk, Hispanics make up 77.78% of student population, followed by African Americans (20.20%), Whites or Caucasians (1.26%), Asians (0.51%) and Two or More Races (0.25%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Meyerland Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 69.50% compared to 75.25% at Baylor College Of Medicine Biotech Academy At Rusk.

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, Meyerland Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 25.94% of its student population compared to 22.73% at Baylor College Of Medicine Biotech Academy At Rusk.

Meyerland Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 27.17%, gifted and talented students, 27.87%, while 10.34% are in the special education program. Baylor College Of Medicine Biotech Academy At Rusk bilingual students comprise 20.96%, gifted and talented students, 27.02%, and 6.06% are in the special education program.

Meyerland Middle School's 78 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 11.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.9 years. Teachers at Baylor College Of Medicine Biotech Academy At Rusk, numbering 29 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 5.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.4 years.

Of its teaching staff, Meyerland Middle School has five teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 13 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 25 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 19 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Baylor College Of Medicine Biotech Academy At Rusk has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, three teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Meyerland Middle School there are 51 female teachers and 26 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by four teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.

At Baylor College Of Medicine Biotech Academy At Rusk there are 19 female teachers and ten male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by one teacher only aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.