Compare Irene M Garcia Middle School with Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School

Irene M Garcia Middle School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) 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, 91 in school progress and 94 in closing performance gaps. It scored 92 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, Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 75 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 88 in closing performance gaps and 91 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. Irene M Garcia Middle School's five out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School’s three out of seven distinctions are in post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Irene M Garcia Middle School is Hispanics who make up nearly 99.85% of student population, followed by African Americans (0.15%). There is no Asians, Native Americans, Two or More Races and Whites or Caucasians students in the school.

At Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School, Hispanics make up 99.83% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (0.17%). There is no African Americans, Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Irene M Garcia Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 85.76% compared to 86.21% at Lorenzo De Zavala 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, Irene M Garcia Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 54.36% of its student population compared to 51.99% at Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School.

In addition, Irene M Garcia Middle School has 51.45% bilingual students, 11.64% are in the gifted and talented program, while 7.81% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School with 46.18% bilingual students, 12.46% gifted and talented students and 12.79% students in the special education program.

Irene M Garcia Middle School's 51 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 12.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.3 years. Teachers at Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School, numbering 48 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 11.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Irene M Garcia Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 20 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten 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 Irene M Garcia Middle School there are 41 female teachers and ten male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by six teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and nine more working as school support staff.

At Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School there are 37 female teachers and ten male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by seven teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and nine more working as school support staff.