Compare Pearland J H West with Alexander Middle School

Pearland J H West performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) 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 91 in student achievement, 93 in school progress and 94 in closing performance gaps. It scored 93 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, Alexander Middle School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 92 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 89 in closing performance gaps and 91 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.

Both schools garnered only four distinction designations or awards for outstanding performance. For Pearland J H West these are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science and with 25% student progress while Alexander Middle School secured in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science, post-secondary and with 25% student progress.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Pearland J H West. They make up for 40.77% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (28.29%), Asians (17.02%), African Americans (11.49%) and Two or More Races (2.43%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

The student population at Alexander Middle School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 44.36%, followed by Hispanics (36.92%), African Americans (10.62%), Asians (4.38%), Two or More Races (3.59%) and Native Americans (0.13%).

Based on household incomes, Pearland J H West’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 31.27% compared to 29.88% at Alexander 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, Pearland J H West has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 9.28% of its student population compared to 5.44% at Alexander Middle School.

Pearland J H West’s bilingual students comprise 11.38%, gifted and talented students, 32.15%, while 7.85% are in the special education program. Alexander Middle School bilingual students comprise 3.32%, gifted and talented students, 6.91%, and 12.88% are in the special education program.

Pearland J H West's 53 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.4 years. Teachers at Alexander Middle School, numbering 43 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 7.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, Pearland J H West has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 16 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers. Alexander Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 19 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six 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 Pearland J H West there are 40 female teachers and 12 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three 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 five more working as school support staff.

At Alexander Middle School there are 34 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by six teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.