Compare North Richland Middle School with Watauga Middle School

North Richland Middle School earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) 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 74 in student achievement, 77 in school progress and 72 in closing performance gaps. It scored 76 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, Watauga Middle School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 75 in student achievement, 83 in school progress, 83 in closing performance gaps and 83 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.

Watauga Middle School's five out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. North Richland Middle School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at North Richland Middle School. They make up for 39.70% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (39.24%), African Americans (10.18%), Asians (5.38%), Two or More Races (5.03%) and Native Americans (0.34%).

The student population at Watauga Middle School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 51.12%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (30.70%), African Americans (7.90%), Asians (5.22%), Two or More Races (3.43%) and Native Americans (0.60%).

Based on household incomes, the North Richland Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 62.13% compared to 70.19% at Watauga 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, 22.43% of students at North Richland Middle School are English Language Learners (ELL). On the other hand, Watauga Middle School’s ELL comprise 29.21% of the school’s student population.

North Richland Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 22.43%, gifted and talented students, 6.64%, while 13.04% are in the special education program. Watauga Middle School bilingual students comprise 28.32%, gifted and talented students, 6.41%, and 11.77% are in the special education program.

North Richland Middle School's 57 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.1 years. Teachers at Watauga Middle School, numbering 47 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 7.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.9 years.

Of its teaching staff, North Richland Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 22 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven beginning teachers. Watauga Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 14 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers.

North Richland Middle School has four special education teachers assisted by 8 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Watauga Middle School has four special education teachers and 5 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.