Compare Thomas Middle School with Baylor College Of Medicine Biotech Academy At Rusk

Thomas Middle School earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) 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 57 in student achievement, 79 in school progress and 73 in closing performance gaps. It scored 77 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, Baylor College Of Medicine Biotech Academy At Rusk performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 83 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 93 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. Thomas Middle School's five out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Baylor College Of Medicine Biotech Academy At Rusk’s four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Thomas Middle School is African Americans who make up nearly 67.43% of student population, followed by Hispanics (29.31%), Whites or Caucasians (1.34%), Two or More Races (0.96%), Asians (0.57%) and Native Americans (0.19%).

At Baylor College Of Medicine Biotech Academy At Rusk, Hispanics make up 77.78% of student population, followed by African Americans (20.20%), Whites or Caucasians (1.26%), Asians (0.51%) and Two or More Races (0.25%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Thomas Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 95.79% compared to 75.25% at Baylor College Of Medicine Biotech Academy At Rusk.

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 Middle School has 87 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 16.67% of student population. Baylor College Of Medicine Biotech Academy At Rusk has more ELLs at 90 or about 22.73% of student population.

In addition, Thomas Middle School has 15.90% bilingual students, 2.87% are in the gifted and talented program, while 20.69% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Baylor College Of Medicine Biotech Academy At Rusk with 20.96% bilingual students, 27.02% gifted and talented students and 6.06% students in the special education program.

Thomas Middle School's 32 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 4.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.9 years. Teachers at Baylor College Of Medicine Biotech Academy At Rusk, numbering 29 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 5.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.4 years.

Of its teaching staff, Thomas Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Baylor College Of Medicine Biotech Academy At Rusk has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, three teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten 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 Middle School there are 19 female teachers and 13 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by seven teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.

At Baylor College Of Medicine Biotech Academy At Rusk there are 19 female teachers and ten male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by one teacher only aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.