Compare Rayburn Middle School with Garcia Middle School

Rayburn Middle School earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) 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 62 in student achievement, 70 in school progress and 73 in closing performance gaps. It scored 71 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, Garcia Middle School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 91 in student achievement, 84 in school progress, 82 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.

Distinction Designations for Rayburn Middle School and Garcia Middle School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Rayburn Middle School is Hispanics who make up nearly 86.44% of student population, followed by African Americans (7.63%), Whites or Caucasians (4.12%), Two or More Races (1.45%), Asians (0.24%) and Native Americans (0.12%).

The student population at Garcia Middle School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 50.40%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (35.39%), Asians (8.04%), Two or More Races (3.42%), African Americans (2.61%) and Native Americans (0.07%).

Based on household incomes, Rayburn Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 85.47% compared to 16.89% at Garcia 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, Rayburn Middle School has a slightly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 12.59% of its student population compared to 5.83% at Garcia Middle School.

In addition, Rayburn Middle School has 11.14% bilingual students, 6.78% are in the gifted and talented program, while 16.46% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Garcia Middle School with 3.95% bilingual students, 13.67% gifted and talented students and 10.19% students in the special education program.

Rayburn Middle School's 63 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.4 years. Teachers at Garcia Middle School, numbering 87 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 8.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, Rayburn Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 26 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 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. Garcia Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 37 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 17 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 20 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 Rayburn Middle School there are 41 female teachers and 22 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by seven teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.

At Garcia Middle School there are 63 female teachers and 23 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 13 special education teachers are being assisted by four teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.