Compare Sartartia Middle School with Macario Garcia Middle School

Sartartia Middle School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) 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 94 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 96 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, Macario Garcia Middle School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 92 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 97 in closing performance gaps and 94 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. Sartartia Middle School’s five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Social Studies, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Macario Garcia Middle School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Asians comprise the biggest group at Sartartia Middle School. They make up for 58.47% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (17.75%), Hispanics (11.56%), African Americans (6.92%), Two or More Races (4.79%) and Native Americans (0.37%).

The student population at Macario Garcia Middle School is also predominantly by Asians at 48.75%, followed by African Americans (21.27%), Hispanics (15.20%), Whites or Caucasians (11.42%), Two or More Races (2.36%) and Native Americans (0.57%).

Based on household incomes, the Sartartia Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 20.47% compared to 41.83% at Macario Garcia 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, Sartartia Middle School has 150 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 11.05% of student population. Macario Garcia Middle School has significantly more ELLs at 269 or about 19.20% of student population.

Sartartia Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 10.68%, gifted and talented students, 17.38%, while 7.36% are in the special education program. Macario Garcia Middle School bilingual students comprise 18.77%, gifted and talented students, 3.93%, and 10.06% are in the special education program.

Sartartia Middle School's 72 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 9.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.5 years. Teachers at Macario Garcia Middle School, numbering 82 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 8.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Sartartia Middle School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 31 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 16 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Macario Garcia Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has 13 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 36 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Sartartia Middle School there are 54 female teachers and 18 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by 14 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

At Macario Garcia Middle School there are 59 female teachers and 23 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by 16 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.