Compare Bleyl Middle School with Aragon Middle School

Bleyl 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 80 in student achievement, 88 in school progress and 78 in closing performance gaps. It scored 85 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, Aragon Middle School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 91 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 98 in closing performance gaps and 93 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.

Aragon Middle School's two out of seven distinctions are in with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Bleyl Middle School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Bleyl Middle School. They make up for 41.93% of student population, followed by African Americans (33.18%), Whites or Caucasians (14.39%), Asians (6.93%), Two or More Races (2.66%) and Native Americans (0.65%).

The student population at Aragon Middle School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 42.72%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (27.42%), African Americans (16.49%), Asians (10.06%), Two or More Races (2.75%) and Native Americans (0.31%).

Based on household incomes, Bleyl Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 70.51% compared to 42.97% at Aragon 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, Bleyl Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 12.44% of its student population compared to 9.31% at Aragon Middle School.

In addition, Bleyl Middle School has 11.08% bilingual students, 5.70% are in the gifted and talented program, while 11.08% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Aragon Middle School with 8.43% bilingual students, 12.68% gifted and talented students and 9.81% students in the special education program.

Bleyl Middle School's 96 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.3 years. Teachers at Aragon Middle School, numbering 93 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 10.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.9 years.

Of its teaching staff, Bleyl Middle School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 24 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 27 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 25 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 11 beginning teachers. Aragon Middle School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 13 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 32 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 22 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 20 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Bleyl Middle School there are 61 female teachers and 35 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 12 special education teachers are being assisted by 17 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and 12 more working as school support staff.

At Aragon Middle School there are 69 female teachers and 24 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 11 special education teachers are being assisted by 14 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and 13 more working as school support staff.