Compare James Bowie Middle School with Fort Settlement Middle School

James Bowie 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 90 in student achievement, 90 in school progress and 97 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, Fort Settlement Middle School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 96 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 97 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. James Bowie Middle School’s two out of seven distinctions are in with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Fort Settlement Middle School'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.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, African Americans comprise the biggest group at James Bowie Middle School. They make up for 28.49% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (26.21%), Hispanics (22.16%), Asians (18.77%), Two or More Races (3.59%) and Native Americans (0.33%).

At Fort Settlement Middle School, Asians are the biggest group, comprising 62.53% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (17.91%), Hispanics (7.94%), African Americans (6.86%), Two or More Races (4.12%) and Native Americans (0.65%).

Based on household incomes, James Bowie Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 40.03% compared to 13.50% at Fort Settlement 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, James Bowie Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 8.93% of its student population compared to 8.23% at Fort Settlement Middle School.

In addition, James Bowie Middle School has 8.67% bilingual students, 3.26% are in the gifted and talented program, while 14.15% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Fort Settlement Middle School with 7.58% bilingual students, 19.93% gifted and talented students and 7.15% students in the special education program.

James Bowie Middle School's 86 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.5 years. Teachers at Fort Settlement Middle School, numbering 72 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 9.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.1 years.

Of its teaching staff, James Bowie Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 28 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 19 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 24 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Fort Settlement Middle School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 17 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 19 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 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 James Bowie Middle School there are 62 female teachers and 24 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, ten special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

At Fort Settlement Middle School there are 53 female teachers and 19 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four 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 seven more working as school support staff.