Choosing the right middle school for your children can prove to be a daunting task. Middle school is when children start to flex their growing independence. This is a critical transition period for students. As they assert their independence, their responsibilities increase, they attend multiple classes and their academic performance are closely monitored and graded. Schools focus on preparing them for the more rigorous academic grind in high school.
When we compared Sugar Grove Academy, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, with Energized For Excellence Academy Inc Middle School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Sugar Grove Academy’s regular student population is 759 with a 17.4 students/teacher ratio. The student population at Energized For Excellence Academy Inc Middle School is 701 students and a students/teacher ratio.
Sugar Grove Academy 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 55 in student achievement, 85 in school progress and 79 in closing performance gaps. It scored 83 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, Energized For Excellence Academy Inc Middle School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 74 in student achievement, 93 in school progress, 86 in closing performance gaps and 91 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. Sugar Grove Academy’s only distinction designation is in Comparative Closing the Gaps. Energized For Excellence Academy Inc Middle School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Sugar Grove Academy is Hispanics who make up nearly 81.69% of student population, followed by African Americans (11.46%), Asians (4.61%), Whites or Caucasians (1.71%), Two or More Races (0.26%) and Native Americans (0.13%).
At Energized For Excellence Academy Inc Middle School, Hispanics make up 94.86% of student population, followed by African Americans (3.85%), Asians (0.71%), Whites or Caucasians (0.43%) and Native Americans (0.14%). There is no Two or More Races student in the school.
Based on household incomes, Sugar Grove Academy’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 98.95% compared to 98.43% at Energized For Excellence Academy Inc 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, Sugar Grove Academy has a slightly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 72.86% of its student population compared to 77.03% at Energized For Excellence Academy Inc Middle School.
In addition, Sugar Grove Academy has 71.67% bilingual students, 4.22% are in the gifted and talented program, while 10.80% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Energized For Excellence Academy Inc Middle School with 76.60% bilingual students, 7.85% gifted and talented students and 2.00% students in the special education program.
Sugar Grove Academy's 43 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 4.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.3 years. Teachers at Energized For Excellence Academy Inc Middle School, numbering zero teacher, have been serving the school for an average of years with individual teaching experience averaging years.
Of its teaching staff, Sugar Grove Academy has one teacher only 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, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Energized For Excellence Academy Inc Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, no teacher serving the school for 11-20 years, school has no teacher serving 6-10 years, no teacher serving the school for 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.
Sugar Grove Academy has four special education teachers assisted by 3 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Energized For Excellence Academy Inc Middle School has zero special education teachers and 0 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.
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