Compare Pershing Middle School with Baylor College Of Medicine Academy At Ryan

Pershing 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 85 in student achievement, 90 in school progress and 87 in closing performance gaps. It scored 89 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, Baylor College Of Medicine Academy At Ryan performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 89 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 94 in closing performance gaps and 93 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. Pershing Middle School’s five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Baylor College Of Medicine Academy At Ryan's seven out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Pershing Middle School. They make up for 40.14% of student population, followed by African Americans (32.91%), Whites or Caucasians (18.51%), Asians (6.15%) and Two or More Races (2.23%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

The student population at Baylor College Of Medicine Academy At Ryan is also predominantly by African Americans at 49.11%, followed by Hispanics (42.01%), Asians (4.34%), Whites or Caucasians (3.35%), Two or More Races (0.79%) and Native Americans (0.20%).

Based on household incomes, the Pershing Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 56.49% compared to 77.71% at Baylor College Of Medicine Academy At Ryan.

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, Pershing Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 16.15% of its student population compared to 10.06% at Baylor College Of Medicine Academy At Ryan.

In addition, Pershing Middle School has 14.53% bilingual students, 28.24% are in the gifted and talented program, while 10.14% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Baylor College Of Medicine Academy At Ryan with 9.86% bilingual students, 32.15% gifted and talented students and 3.94% students in the special education program.

Pershing Middle School's 87 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.3 years. Teachers at Baylor College Of Medicine Academy At Ryan, numbering 32 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 8.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.1 years.

Of its teaching staff, Pershing Middle School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 15 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 20 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 20 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 30 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Baylor College Of Medicine Academy At Ryan has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, six teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Pershing Middle School there are 59 female teachers and 28 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by five teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and nine more working as school support staff.

At Baylor College Of Medicine Academy At Ryan there are 17 female teachers and 14 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two teachers are aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.