Compare Pieper Ranch Middle School with Smithson Valley Middle School

Pieper Ranch Middle School 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 92 in student achievement, 88 in school progress and 91 in closing performance gaps. It scored 92 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, Smithson Valley Middle School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 93 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 95 in closing performance gaps and 94 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 Pieper Ranch Middle School and Smithson Valley Middle School 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 Pieper Ranch Middle School. They make up for 46.55% of student population, followed by Hispanics (42.03%), Two or More Races (4.86%), African Americans (3.51%), Asians (2.23%) and Native Americans (0.34%).

At Smithson Valley Middle School, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 61.94% of student population, followed by Hispanics (30.45%), Two or More Races (4.15%), African Americans (1.85%), Asians (1.15%) and Native Americans (0.23%).

Based on household incomes, Pieper Ranch Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 16.55% compared to 13.15% at Smithson Valley 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, Pieper Ranch Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 4.86% of its student population compared to 1.61% at Smithson Valley Middle School.

In addition, Pieper Ranch Middle School has 4.73% bilingual students, 15.81% are in the gifted and talented program, while 13.31% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Smithson Valley Middle School with 1.61% bilingual students, 18.57% gifted and talented students and 9.92% students in the special education program.

Pieper Ranch Middle School's 74 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 4.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.3 years. Teachers at Smithson Valley Middle School, numbering 47 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 8.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, Pieper Ranch Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 26 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 23 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Smithson Valley Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has 13 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 16 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 three beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Pieper Ranch Middle School there are 54 female teachers and 20 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by 14 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and 16 more working as school support staff.

At Smithson Valley Middle School there are 30 female teachers and 16 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four 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.