Compare Tanglewood Middle School with Meyerland Middle School

Tanglewood 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 75 in student achievement, 77 in school progress and 73 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, Meyerland Middle School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 75 in student achievement, 85 in school progress, 82 in closing performance gaps and 84 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.

Meyerland Middle School's two out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and with 25% student progress. Tanglewood Middle School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Tanglewood Middle School. They make up for 49.65% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (20.28%), African Americans (17.97%), Asians (8.53%), Two or More Races (3.00%) and Native Americans (0.46%).

At Meyerland Middle School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 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%).

Based on household incomes, the Tanglewood Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 58.41% compared to 69.50% at Meyerland 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, Tanglewood Middle School has 207 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 23.85% of student population. Meyerland Middle School has significantly more ELLs at 296 or about 25.94% of student population.

In addition, Tanglewood Middle School has 23.16% bilingual students, 20.05% are in the gifted and talented program, while 9.10% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Meyerland Middle School with 27.17% bilingual students, 27.87% gifted and talented students and 10.34% students in the special education program.

Tanglewood Middle School's 48 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.1 years. Teachers at Meyerland Middle School, numbering 78 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 11.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.9 years.

Of its teaching staff, Tanglewood Middle School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 14 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. 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.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Tanglewood Middle School there are 28 female teachers and 19 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by two teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.

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.