Compare Tays Junior High School with Garland McMeans Junior High School

Tays Junior High School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) 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 95 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 98 in closing performance gaps. It scored 96 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, Garland McMeans Junior High School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 95 in student achievement, 93 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 97 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. Tays Junior High School’s three out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science and post-secondary. Garland McMeans Junior High School's seven out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Tays Junior High School. They make up for 33.20% of student population, followed by Asians (33.40%), Hispanics (20.63%), African Americans (9.07%), Two or More Races (3.09%) and Native Americans (0.34%).

The student population at Garland McMeans Junior High School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 45.14%, followed by Asians (24.74%), Hispanics (18.75%), African Americans (7.03%), Two or More Races (4.25%) and Native Americans (0.09%).

Based on household incomes, the Tays Junior High School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 15.05% compared to 24.83% at Garland McMeans Junior High 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, Tays Junior High School has 108 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 7.26% of student population. Garland McMeans Junior High School has significantly more ELLs at 132 or about 11.46% of student population.

Tays Junior High School’s bilingual students comprise 7.06%, gifted and talented students, 20.09%, while 9.01% are in the special education program. Garland McMeans Junior High School bilingual students comprise 11.37%, gifted and talented students, 16.93%, and 9.72% are in the special education program.

Tays Junior High School's 87 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.6 years. Teachers at Garland McMeans Junior High School, numbering 69 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 6.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, Tays Junior High School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 23 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 24 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 26 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers. Garland McMeans Junior High School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 18 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 24 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Tays Junior High School there are 69 female teachers and 18 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by 15 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and 12 more working as school support staff.

At Garland McMeans Junior High School there are 48 female teachers and 20 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by nine teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and 12 more working as school support staff.