Compare David Crockett Middle School with Sugar Land Middle School

David Crockett 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 79 in student achievement, 86 in school progress and 78 in closing performance gaps. It scored 84 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, Sugar Land Middle School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 81 in student achievement, 85 in school progress, 74 in closing performance gaps and 82 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. Except for Science, David Crockett Middle School earned one out of seven distinctions. Sugar Land Middle School's two out of seven distinctions are in Science and Social Studies.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, African Americans comprise the biggest group at David Crockett Middle School. They make up for 41.68% of student population, followed by Hispanics (35.66%), Asians (14.34%), Whites or Caucasians (4.96%), Two or More Races (2.12%) and Native Americans (1.15%).

The student population at Sugar Land Middle School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 36.15%, followed by Asians (29.20%), African Americans (15.87%), Whites or Caucasians (15.02%), Two or More Races (3.29%) and Native Americans (0.09%).

Based on household incomes, David Crockett Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 67.17% compared to 60.09% at Sugar Land 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, David Crockett Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 23.27% of its student population compared to 21.78% at Sugar Land Middle School.

In addition, David Crockett Middle School has 22.57% bilingual students, 1.33% are in the gifted and talented program, while 14.51% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Sugar Land Middle School with 21.22% bilingual students, 2.44% gifted and talented students and 13.62% students in the special education program.

David Crockett Middle School's 67 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.4 years. Teachers at Sugar Land Middle School, numbering 64 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, David Crockett Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 24 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 16 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including nine beginning teachers. Sugar Land Middle School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 13 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 19 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At David Crockett Middle School there are 42 female teachers and 24 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by 11 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.

At Sugar Land Middle School there are 46 female teachers and 18 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.