Compare Running Brushy Middle School with Canyon Ridge Middle School

Running Brushy 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 85 in student achievement, 80 in school progress and 86 in closing performance gaps. It scored 85 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, Canyon Ridge Middle School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 93 in student achievement, 84 in school progress, 89 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.

Distinction Designations for Running Brushy Middle School and Canyon Ridge 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 Running Brushy Middle School. They make up for 48.49% of student population, followed by Hispanics (32.45%), Asians (7.15%), African Americans (5.87%), Two or More Races (5.68%) and Native Americans (0.09%).

At Canyon Ridge Middle School, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 62.68% of student population, followed by Hispanics (14.27%), Asians (14.19%), Two or More Races (6.79%), African Americans (1.81%) and Native Americans (0.09%).

Based on household incomes, Running Brushy Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 28.23% compared to 4.47% at Canyon Ridge 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, Running Brushy Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 9.90% of its student population compared to 2.92% at Canyon Ridge Middle School.

In addition, Running Brushy Middle School has 9.90% bilingual students, 20.90% are in the gifted and talented program, while 15.49% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Canyon Ridge Middle School with 2.75% bilingual students, 41.27% gifted and talented students and 10.83% students in the special education program.

Running Brushy Middle School's 82 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.7 years. Teachers at Canyon Ridge Middle School, numbering 71 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 5.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.4 years.

Of its teaching staff, Running Brushy Middle School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 29 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. Canyon Ridge Middle School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 23 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 18 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 20 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Running Brushy Middle School there are 61 female teachers and 20 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 14 special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.

At Canyon Ridge Middle School there are 56 female teachers and 15 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, ten special education teachers are being assisted by eight teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.