Compare Vela Middle School with Lucio Middle School

Vela 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 78 in student achievement, 88 in school progress and 81 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, Lucio Middle School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 75 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 81 in closing performance gaps and 87 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. Vela Middle School’s six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Lucio Middle 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, the dominant group in Vela Middle School is Hispanics who make up nearly 98.12% of student population, followed by Asians (1.10%) and Whites or Caucasians (0.78%). There is no African Americans, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

At Lucio Middle School, Hispanics make up 99.73% of student population, followed by African Americans (0.13%) and Whites or Caucasians (0.13%). There is no Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Vela Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 79.34% compared to 96.11% at Lucio 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, Vela Middle School has 151 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 23.63% of student population. Lucio Middle School has significantly more ELLs at 323 or about 43.36% of student population.

In addition, Vela Middle School has 23.63% bilingual students, 12.68% are in the gifted and talented program, while 18.00% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Lucio Middle School with 42.01% bilingual students, 12.75% gifted and talented students and 18.79% students in the special education program.

Vela Middle School's 51 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 16.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 17 years. Teachers at Lucio Middle School, numbering 55 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 13 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, Vela Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has 18 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 21 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while one teacher only has been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Lucio Middle School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 23 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Vela Middle School there are 31 female teachers and 20 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by ten teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.

At Lucio Middle School there are 36 female teachers and 18 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 six more working as school support staff.