Compare Stillman Middle School with Garcia Middle School

Stillman 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 82 in student achievement, 88 in school progress and 87 in closing performance gaps. It scored 88 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 also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 74 in student achievement, 86 in school progress, 83 in closing performance gaps and 85 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. Stillman Middle School's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Garcia Middle School’s two out of seven distinctions are in with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Stillman Middle School is Hispanics who make up nearly 98.03% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (1.53%), African Americans (0.18%), Asians (0.18%) and Two or More Races (0.09%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Garcia Middle School, Hispanics make up 99.58% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (0.42%). There is no African Americans, Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Stillman Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 59.87% compared to 86.81% 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, Stillman Middle School has 245 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 21.99% of student population. Garcia Middle School has significantly more ELLs at 327 or about 34.49% of student population.

Stillman Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 21.18%, gifted and talented students, 21.99%, while 12.12% are in the special education program. Garcia Middle School bilingual students comprise 33.54%, gifted and talented students, 12.87%, and 16.46% are in the special education program.

Stillman Middle School's 68 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 16.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 16.9 years. Teachers at Garcia Middle School, numbering 66 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 13.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14.4 years.

Of its teaching staff, Stillman Middle School has four teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 16 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 32 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while three teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Garcia Middle School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 16 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 23 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven 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 Stillman Middle School there are 45 female teachers and 23 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by 13 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.

At Garcia Middle School there are 43 female teachers and 23 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by 16 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and nine more working as school support staff.