Compare Murchison Middle School with Bailey Middle School

Murchison 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 87 in student achievement, 79 in school progress and 77 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, Bailey Middle School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 81 in student achievement, 80 in school progress, 84 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.

Distinction Designations for Murchison Middle School and Bailey Middle School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Murchison Middle School. They make up for 58.20% of student population, followed by Hispanics (23.99%), Asians (7.25%), Two or More Races (6.02%), African Americans (4.37%) and Native Americans (0.16%).

The student population at Bailey Middle School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 46.14%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (40.54%), Two or More Races (5.14%), African Americans (4.91%), Asians (3.04%) and Native Americans (0.23%).

Based on household incomes, the Murchison Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 23.17% compared to 32.83% at Bailey 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, Murchison Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 13.52% of its student population compared to 8.41% at Bailey Middle School.

Murchison Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 13.77%, gifted and talented students, 20.28%, while 13.27% are in the special education program. Bailey Middle School bilingual students comprise 7.83%, gifted and talented students, 13.90%, and 15.89% are in the special education program.

Murchison Middle School's 73 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 10.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.8 years. Teachers at Bailey Middle School, numbering 55 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 10.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, Murchison Middle School has five teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 16 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 20 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Bailey Middle School has four teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 22 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Murchison Middle School there are 49 female teachers and 24 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 15 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 four more working as school support staff.

At Bailey Middle School there are 36 female teachers and 18 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, ten special education teachers are being assisted by seven teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.