Compare Ronald Thornton Middle School with James Bowie Middle School

Ronald Thornton Middle School earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89) 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 84 in student achievement, 77 in school progress and 76 in closing performance gaps. It scored 82 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, James Bowie Middle School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 90 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 97 in closing performance gaps and 92 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.

James Bowie Middle School's two out of seven distinctions are in with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Ronald Thornton Middle School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, African Americans comprise the biggest group at Ronald Thornton Middle School. They make up for 31.56% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (29.64%), Hispanics (26.43%), Asians (6.83%), Two or More Races (4.99%) and Native Americans (0.41%).

The student population at James Bowie Middle School is also predominantly by African Americans at 28.49%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (26.21%), Hispanics (22.16%), Asians (18.77%), Two or More Races (3.59%) and Native Americans (0.33%).

Based on household incomes, the Ronald Thornton Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 37.02% compared to 40.03% at James Bowie 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, Ronald Thornton Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 11.20% of its student population compared to 8.93% at James Bowie Middle School.

Ronald Thornton Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 10.72%, gifted and talented students, 6.42%, while 10.18% are in the special education program. James Bowie Middle School bilingual students comprise 8.67%, gifted and talented students, 3.26%, and 14.15% are in the special education program.

Ronald Thornton Middle School's 74 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10 years. Teachers at James Bowie Middle School, numbering 86 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 8.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, Ronald Thornton Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 25 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 22 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. James Bowie Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 28 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 19 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 24 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Ronald Thornton Middle School there are 51 female teachers and 22 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by eight teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.

At James Bowie Middle School there are 62 female teachers and 24 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, ten special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.