Compare Alief Middle School with Miller Intermediate

Alief 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 69 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, Miller Intermediate earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 76 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 87 in closing performance gaps and 88 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. Alief Middle School’s four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science and post-secondary. Miller Intermediate's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Alief Middle School is Hispanics who make up nearly 69.90% of student population, followed by African Americans (14.27%), Asians (12.49%), Whites or Caucasians (1.67%), Native Americans (1.11%) and Two or More Races (0.56%).

The student population at Miller Intermediate is also predominantly by Hispanics at 45.39%, followed by African Americans (38.96%), Asians (9.95%), Whites or Caucasians (4.13%), Native Americans (0.85%) and Two or More Races (0.61%).

Based on household incomes, Alief Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 87.29% compared to 82.65% at Miller Intermediate.

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, Alief Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 61.76% of its student population compared to 40.53% at Miller Intermediate.

In addition, Alief Middle School has 61.32% bilingual students, 4.46% are in the gifted and talented program, while 11.15% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Miller Intermediate with 44.05% bilingual students, 9.95% gifted and talented students and 12.62% students in the special education program.

Alief Middle School's 72 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 9.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.3 years. Teachers at Miller Intermediate, numbering 61 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 13 years with individual teaching experience averaging 16.1 years.

Of its teaching staff, Alief Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has 11 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 21 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 16 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 18 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Miller Intermediate has four teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 13 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 25 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five 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 Alief Middle School there are 48 female teachers and 23 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two 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 seven more working as school support staff.

At Miller Intermediate there are 47 female teachers and 14 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two 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 six more working as school support staff.