Compare Thomas J Rusk Middle School with John Lewis Social Justice Academy At O W Holmes

Thomas J Rusk 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 71 in student achievement, 83 in school progress and 74 in closing performance gaps. It scored 82 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, John Lewis Social Justice Academy At O W Holmes not rated a State accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365. The school posted 57 in student achievement, 66 in school progress, 70 in closing performance gaps and 67 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.

Thomas J Rusk Middle School's two out of seven distinctions are in Social Studies and post-secondary. John Lewis Social Justice Academy At O W Holmes did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Thomas J Rusk Middle School is Hispanics who make up nearly 68.29% of student population, followed by African Americans (25.88%), Whites or Caucasians (2.53%), Asians (1.75%) and Two or More Races (1.36%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At John Lewis Social Justice Academy At O W Holmes, African Americans are the biggest group, comprising 56.76% of student population, followed by Hispanics (40.73%), Two or More Races (1.17%), Whites or Caucasians (1.00%), Asians (0.17%) and Native Americans (0.17%).

Based on household incomes, 95.72% of students at Thomas J Rusk Middle School's considered economically disadvantage, while the John Lewis Social Justice Academy At O W Holmes’s current student population of is all economically disadvantage

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, Thomas J Rusk Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 53.50% of its student population compared to 25.38% at John Lewis Social Justice Academy At O W Holmes.

In addition, Thomas J Rusk Middle School has 48.83% bilingual students, 16.73% are in the gifted and talented program, while 14.79% are in the special education program. This stacks up against John Lewis Social Justice Academy At O W Holmes with 23.54% bilingual students, 20.70% gifted and talented students and 11.52% students in the special education program.

Thomas J Rusk Middle School's 39 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.5 years. Teachers at John Lewis Social Justice Academy At O W Holmes, numbering 48 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 8.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.1 years.

Of its teaching staff, Thomas J Rusk Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, six teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. John Lewis Social Justice Academy At O W Holmes has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 16 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 Thomas J Rusk Middle School there are 23 female teachers and 16 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by eight teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

At John Lewis Social Justice Academy At O W Holmes there are 30 female teachers and 18 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by six teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.