Compare Ewell D Walker Middle School with School For The Talented & Gifted In Pleasant Grove

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, School For The Talented & Gifted In Pleasant Grove performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 96 in student achievement, 97 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 96 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.

School For The Talented & Gifted In Pleasant Grove'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. 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 School For The Talented & Gifted In Pleasant Grove, Hispanics make up 95.32% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (2.34%), African Americans (1.30%), Native Americans (0.78%) and Asians (0.26%). 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 lower at 86.81% compared to 87.27% at School For The Talented & Gifted In Pleasant Grove.

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 a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 48.91% of its student population compared to 75.58% at School For The Talented & Gifted In Pleasant Grove.

Additionally, 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. School For The Talented & Gifted In Pleasant Grove’s bilingual students comprise 92.47% of student population while 1.04% are in the special education program. School For The Talented & Gifted In Pleasant Grove bested Ewell D Walker Middle School in one area, with nearly 65.71% of its student population in the gifted and talented 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 School For The Talented & Gifted In Pleasant Grove, numbering 23 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 4.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 5.8 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. School For The Talented & Gifted In Pleasant Grove no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, two teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two 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 School For The Talented & Gifted In Pleasant Grove there are 15 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three teachers are aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.