Compare Travis Middle School with De Leon Middle School

Travis 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, 89 in school progress and 79 in closing performance gaps. It scored 86 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, De Leon Middle School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 75 in student achievement, 87 in school progress, 77 in closing performance gaps and 84 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. Travis Middle School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary and with 25% student progress. De Leon Middle School’s four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science, Social Studies and post-secondary.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Travis Middle School is Hispanics who make up nearly 97.77% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (1.62%) and African Americans (0.61%). There is no Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

At De Leon Middle School, Hispanics make up 96.57% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (2.08%), Asians (1.22%) and African Americans (0.12%). There is no Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

Based on household incomes, Travis Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 96.55% compared to 87.27% at De Leon 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, Travis Middle School has 323 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 65.52% of student population. De Leon Middle School has significantly more ELLs at 353 or about 43.21% of student population.

In addition, Travis Middle School has 65.52% bilingual students, 4.46% are in the gifted and talented program, while 17.04% are in the special education program. This stacks up against De Leon Middle School with 43.08% bilingual students, 7.47% gifted and talented students and 14.69% students in the special education program.

Travis Middle School's 48 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 12.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14.4 years. Teachers at De Leon Middle School, numbering 63 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 10 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, Travis Middle School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has eight 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 ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. De Leon Middle School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 20 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 18 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Travis Middle School there are 28 female teachers and 20 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by ten teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.

At De Leon Middle School there are 46 female teachers and 17 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and nine more working as school support staff.