Compare Navarro Middle School with Lawson Middle School

Navarro 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 62 in student achievement, 83 in school progress and 74 in closing performance gaps. It scored 80 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, Lawson Middle School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 69 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 81 in closing performance gaps and 87 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.

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

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Navarro Middle School is Hispanics who make up nearly 90.39% of student population, followed by African Americans (7.76%), Whites or Caucasians (0.84%), Two or More Races (0.67%) and Asians (0.34%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Lawson Middle School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 60.63% of student population, followed by African Americans (36.46%), Whites or Caucasians (1.53%), Two or More Races (0.87%), Asians (0.29%) and Native Americans (0.22%).

Based on household incomes, the Navarro Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 96.12% compared to 97.09% at Lawson 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, Navarro Middle School has 318 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 53.63% of student population. Lawson Middle School has significantly more ELLs at 559 or about 40.68% of student population.

Navarro Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 52.11%, gifted and talented students, 10.46%, while 15.35% are in the special education program. Lawson Middle School bilingual students comprise 39.67%, gifted and talented students, 8.95%, and 13.83% are in the special education program.

Navarro Middle School's 35 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 10.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.8 years. Teachers at Lawson Middle School, numbering 75 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 5.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, Navarro Middle School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Lawson Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 29 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 14 beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Navarro Middle School there are 23 female teachers and 11 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by four teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.

At Lawson Middle School there are 61 female teachers and 14 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by six teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and 12 more working as school support staff.