Compare R C Barton Middle School with Armando Chapa Middle School

R C Barton 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 91 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 94 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, Armando Chapa Middle School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 75 in student achievement, 85 in school progress, 77 in closing performance gaps and 83 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. R C Barton 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. Armando Chapa Middle School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and with 25% student progress.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at R C Barton Middle School. They make up for 52.11% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (37.73%), African Americans (4.35%), Two or More Races (3.56%), Asians (1.72%) and Native Americans (0.26%).

At Armando Chapa Middle School, Hispanics make up 72.88% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (17.73%), African Americans (5.51%), Two or More Races (2.53%) and Asians (1.19%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the R C Barton Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 31.00% compared to 64.08% at Armando Chapa 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, R C Barton Middle School has 48 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 6.33% of student population. Armando Chapa Middle School has significantly more ELLs at 158 or about 23.55% of student population.

R C Barton Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 5.94%, gifted and talented students, 13.32%, while 14.38% are in the special education program. Armando Chapa Middle School bilingual students comprise 22.21%, gifted and talented students, 5.51%, and 16.10% are in the special education program.

R C Barton Middle School's 49 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 5.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.3 years. Teachers at Armando Chapa Middle School, numbering 49 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 5.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.9 years.

Of its teaching staff, R C Barton Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 20 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Armando Chapa Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 21 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 R C Barton Middle School there are 33 female teachers and 16 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, ten special education teachers are being assisted by nine 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 Armando Chapa Middle School there are 30 female teachers and 19 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine 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.