Compare Murchison Middle School with Small 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, Small Middle School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 86 in student achievement, 88 in school progress, 91 in closing performance gaps and 89 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.

Small Middle School's two out of seven distinctions are in with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Murchison Middle School has no distinction.

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 Small Middle School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 45.60%, followed by Hispanics (42.46%), Two or More Races (5.67%), Asians (3.75%), African Americans (2.27%) and Native Americans (0.17%).

Based on household incomes, the Murchison Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 23.17% compared to 31.65% at Small 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 164 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 13.52% of student population. Small Middle School has more ELLs at 174 or about 15.17% of student population.

In addition, Murchison Middle School has 13.77% bilingual students, 20.28% are in the gifted and talented program, while 13.27% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Small Middle School with 15.52% bilingual students, 20.75% gifted and talented students and 14.12% students 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 Small Middle School, numbering 73 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 9.4 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. Small Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has 15 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 18 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 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 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 Small Middle School there are 51 female teachers and 22 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 16 special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.