Compare Northbrook Middle School with Spring Branch Middle School

Northbrook 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 70 in student achievement, 81 in school progress and 77 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, Spring Branch Middle School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 90 in student achievement, 86 in school progress, 83 in closing performance gaps and 88 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. Except for Mathematics, Northbrook Middle School earned one out of seven distinctions. Spring Branch Middle School's two out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics and Social Studies.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Northbrook Middle School is Hispanics who make up nearly 94.32% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (2.95%), African Americans (1.14%), Two or More Races (0.68%), Asians (0.45%) and Native Americans (0.45%).

The student population at Spring Branch Middle School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 46.39%, followed by Hispanics (39.16%), Asians (5.53%), African Americans (4.64%), Two or More Races (3.84%) and Native Americans (0.45%).

Based on household incomes, Northbrook Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 94.44% compared to 36.49% at Spring Branch 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, Northbrook Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 74.23% of its student population compared to 23.37% at Spring Branch Middle School.

In addition, Northbrook Middle School has 73.89% bilingual students, 5.33% are in the gifted and talented program, while 14.07% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Spring Branch Middle School with 23.28% bilingual students, 18.38% gifted and talented students and 10.88% students in the special education program.

Northbrook Middle School's 47 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 2.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 6.7 years. Teachers at Spring Branch Middle School, numbering 69 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 5.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, Northbrook Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 20 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Spring Branch Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 21 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 22 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Northbrook Middle School there are 30 female teachers and 17 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by eight teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.

At Spring Branch Middle School there are 50 female teachers and 19 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two 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 nine more working as school support staff.