Compare Murchison Middle School with Garcia Ymla

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, Garcia Ymla earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 58 in student achievement, 79 in school progress, 79 in closing performance gaps and 79 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 Garcia Ymla 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%).

At Garcia Ymla, Hispanics make up 73.80% of student population, followed by African Americans (21.40%), Two or More Races (1.48%), Whites or Caucasians (1.11%), Asians (1.11%) and Native Americans (0.37%).

Based on household incomes, the Murchison Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 23.17% compared to 94.10% at Garcia Ymla.

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 164 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 13.52% of student population. Garcia Ymla has more ELLs at 165 or about 60.89% of student population.

Murchison Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 13.77%, gifted and talented students, 20.28%, while 13.27% are in the special education program. Garcia Ymla bilingual students comprise 59.41%, gifted and talented students, 14.39%, and 26.20% 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 Garcia Ymla, numbering 29 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 8.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.8 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. Garcia Ymla has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while four teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.

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 Garcia Ymla there are 16 female teachers and 13 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, ten special education teachers are being assisted by five teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and two more working as school support staff.