Choosing the right middle school for your children can prove to be a daunting task. Middle school is when children start to flex their growing independence. This is a critical transition period for students. As they assert their independence, their responsibilities increase, they attend multiple classes and their academic performance are closely monitored and graded. Schools focus on preparing them for the more rigorous academic grind in high school.
When we compared Ewell D Walker Middle School, which is a part of DALLAS ISD, with Hector P Garcia Middle School, which is a part of DALLAS ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Ewell D Walker Middle School’s regular student population is 781 with a 14.7 students/teacher ratio. The student population at Hector P Garcia Middle School is 620 students and a 12.8 students/teacher ratio.
Ewell D Walker 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 71 in student achievement, 81 in school progress and 75 in closing performance gaps. It scored 79 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, Hector P Garcia Middle School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 69 in student achievement, 85 in school progress, 81 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.
Hector P Garcia Middle School's three out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Ewell D Walker Middle School has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Ewell D Walker Middle School is Hispanics who make up nearly 66.97% of student population, followed by African Americans (22.41%), Whites or Caucasians (5.51%), Two or More Races (2.18%), Asians (1.66%) and Native Americans (1.15%).
At Hector P Garcia Middle School, Hispanics make up 94.35% of student population, followed by African Americans (4.03%), Whites or Caucasians (1.13%), Native Americans (0.32%) and Asians (0.16%). There is no Two or More Races student in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Ewell D Walker Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 86.81% compared to 95.16% at Hector P Garcia 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, Ewell D Walker Middle School has 382 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 48.91% of student population. Hector P Garcia Middle School has significantly more ELLs at 439 or about 70.81% of student population.
In addition, Ewell D Walker Middle School has 44.94% bilingual students, 13.32% are in the gifted and talented program, while 15.75% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Hector P Garcia Middle School with 65.00% bilingual students, 17.74% gifted and talented students and 16.77% students in the special education program.
Ewell D Walker Middle School's 53 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.7 years. Teachers at Hector P Garcia Middle School, numbering 48 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7 years.
Of its teaching staff, Ewell D Walker Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 23 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Hector P Garcia Middle School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, three teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 26 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 Ewell D Walker Middle School there are 35 female teachers and 17 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by five 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 Hector P Garcia Middle School there are 31 female teachers and 17 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine 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.
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