Compare Pin Oak Middle School with Black Middle School

Pin Oak 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 93 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 95 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, Black Middle School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 86 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 86 in closing performance gaps and 90 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. Pin Oak Middle School bagged all seven distinction awards in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Black Middle School’s five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Social Studies, post-secondary and with 25% student progress.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Pin Oak Middle School. They make up for 37.25% of student population, followed by Hispanics (33.58%), Asians (16.50%), African Americans (8.01%) and Two or More Races (4.58%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Black Middle School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 59.52% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (24.46%), African Americans (12.69%), Two or More Races (2.24%), Asians (1.01%) and Native Americans (0.08%).

Based on household incomes, the Pin Oak Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 34.56% compared to 56.19% at Black 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, Pin Oak Middle School has 175 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 14.30% of student population. Black Middle School has significantly more ELLs at 256 or about 19.81% of student population.

Pin Oak Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 15.36%, gifted and talented students, 59.07%, while 5.64% are in the special education program. Black Middle School bilingual students comprise 21.98%, gifted and talented students, 33.82%, and 10.14% are in the special education program.

Pin Oak Middle School's 65 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.9 years. Teachers at Black Middle School, numbering 72 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, Pin Oak Middle School has four teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 22 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Black Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 19 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 20 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 21 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Pin Oak Middle School there are 44 female teachers and 21 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by five teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.

At Black Middle School there are 40 female teachers and 31 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by six teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.