Compare Rayburn Middle School with Straus Middle School

Rayburn 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 62 in student achievement, 70 in school progress and 73 in closing performance gaps. It scored 71 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, Straus Middle School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 82 in student achievement, 83 in school progress, 76 in closing performance gaps and 81 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.

Distinction Designations for Rayburn Middle School and Straus Middle School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Rayburn Middle School is Hispanics who make up nearly 86.44% of student population, followed by African Americans (7.63%), Whites or Caucasians (4.12%), Two or More Races (1.45%), Asians (0.24%) and Native Americans (0.12%).

At Straus Middle School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 54.72% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (24.15%), African Americans (10.47%), Two or More Races (5.60%), Asians (3.94%) and Native Americans (0.31%).

Based on household incomes, Rayburn Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 85.47% compared to 26.11% at Straus 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, Rayburn Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 12.59% of its student population compared to 6.84% at Straus Middle School.

In addition, Rayburn Middle School has 11.14% bilingual students, 6.78% are in the gifted and talented program, while 16.46% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Straus Middle School with 4.87% bilingual students, 8.19% gifted and talented students and 12.85% students in the special education program.

Rayburn Middle School's 63 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.4 years. Teachers at Straus Middle School, numbering 55 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 5.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, Rayburn Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 26 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 21 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Straus Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 20 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 12 beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Rayburn Middle School there are 41 female teachers and 22 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by seven teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.

At Straus Middle School there are 36 female teachers and 18 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by three teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.