Compare Meyerland Middle School with Hamilton Middle School

Meyerland Middle School earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89) 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 75 in student achievement, 85 in school progress and 82 in closing performance gaps. It scored 84 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, Hamilton Middle School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 79 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 82 in closing performance gaps and 88 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. Meyerland Middle School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and with 25% student progress. Hamilton Middle School's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Meyerland Middle School. They make up for 56.27% of student population, followed by African Americans (27.43%), Whites or Caucasians (12.88%), Two or More Races (1.75%), Asians (1.49%) and Native Americans (0.18%).

At Hamilton Middle School, Hispanics make up 88.36% of student population, followed by African Americans (7.07%), Whites or Caucasians (3.26%), Two or More Races (0.76%) and Asians (0.54%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Meyerland Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 69.50% compared to 85.42% at Hamilton 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, Meyerland Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 25.94% of its student population compared to 29.71% at Hamilton Middle School.

In addition, Meyerland Middle School has 27.17% bilingual students, 27.87% are in the gifted and talented program, while 10.34% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Hamilton Middle School with 31.88% bilingual students, 32.97% gifted and talented students and 10.01% students in the special education program.

Meyerland Middle School's 78 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 11.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.9 years. Teachers at Hamilton Middle School, numbering 51 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 8.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Meyerland Middle School has five teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 13 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 25 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 19 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Hamilton Middle School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.

Meyerland Middle School has three special education teachers assisted by 4 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Hamilton Middle School has two special education teachers and 2 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.