Compare Meyerland Middle School with Lawson 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, Lawson Middle School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 69 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 81 in closing performance gaps and 87 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.

Both schools garnered only two distinction designations or awards for performance. For Meyerland Middle School these are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and with 25% student progress while Lawson Middle School secured in with 25% student progress 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 Lawson Middle School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 60.63% of student population, followed by African Americans (36.46%), Whites or Caucasians (1.53%), Two or More Races (0.87%), Asians (0.29%) and Native Americans (0.22%).

Based on household incomes, the Meyerland Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 69.50% compared to 97.09% at Lawson 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 296 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 25.94% of student population. Lawson Middle School has significantly more ELLs at 559 or about 40.68% of student population.

Meyerland Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 27.17%, gifted and talented students, 27.87%, while 10.34% are in the special education program. Lawson Middle School bilingual students comprise 39.67%, gifted and talented students, 8.95%, and 13.83% are 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 Lawson Middle School, numbering 75 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 5.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.5 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. Lawson Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 29 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 14 beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Meyerland Middle School there are 51 female teachers and 26 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by four teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.

At Lawson Middle School there are 61 female teachers and 14 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by six teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and 12 more working as school support staff.