Compare Running Brushy Middle School with Four Points 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, Four Points Middle School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 90 in student achievement, 79 in school progress, 78 in closing performance gaps and 86 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.

Four Points Middle School's one out of seven distinction is in Social Studies. Running Brushy Middle School has no distinction.

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%).

The student population at Four Points Middle School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 47.14%, followed by Hispanics (24.38%), Asians (12.48%), African Americans (9.25%) and Two or More Races (6.31%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Running Brushy Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 28.23% compared to 22.03% at Four Points 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 7.93% at Four Points 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 Four Points Middle School with 7.78% bilingual students, 31.86% gifted and talented students and 11.75% 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 Four Points Middle School, numbering 52 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 4.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.4 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. Four Points Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 22 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three 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 Four Points Middle School there are 37 female teachers and 14 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by five teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.