Compare James Bowie Middle School with Missouri City 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, Missouri City Middle School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 62 in student achievement, 70 in school progress, 71 in closing performance gaps and 70 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. Except for with 25% student progress, Missouri City Middle School earned one out of seven distinctions.

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 Missouri City Middle School, African Americans are the biggest group, comprising 60.88% of student population, followed by Hispanics (34.52%), Two or More Races (1.99%), Whites or Caucasians (1.15%), Asians (1.05%) and Native Americans (0.10%).

Based on household incomes, the James Bowie Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 40.03% compared to 84.00% at Missouri City 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 137 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 8.93% of student population. Missouri City Middle School has significantly more ELLs at 161 or about 16.84% of student population.

James Bowie Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 8.67%, gifted and talented students, 3.26%, while 14.15% are in the special education program. Missouri City Middle School bilingual students comprise 16.63%, gifted and talented students, 0.94%, and 16.21% are 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 Missouri City Middle School, numbering 71 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 7.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.8 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. Missouri City Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 27 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 21 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine 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 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 Missouri City Middle School there are 48 female teachers and 23 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.