Compare James Bowie Middle School with Quail Valley 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, Quail Valley Middle School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 91 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 85 in closing performance gaps and 89 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. Quail Valley Middle School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary and with 25% student progress.

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%).

The student population at Quail Valley Middle School is also predominantly by Asians at 35.09%, followed by African Americans (31.67%), Hispanics (18.15%), Whites or Caucasians (11.02%), Two or More Races (3.61%) and Native Americans (0.37%).

Based on household incomes, the James Bowie Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 40.03% compared to 40.74% at Quail Valley 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 5.19% at Quail Valley 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 Quail Valley Middle School with 4.44% bilingual students, 50.37% gifted and talented students and 9.26% 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 Quail Valley Middle School, numbering 59 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 7.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.5 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. Quail Valley Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 23 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 16 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 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 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 Quail Valley Middle School there are 39 female teachers and 20 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by eight teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.