Compare Thomas J Rusk Middle School with Francisco Pancho Medrano Junior High School

Thomas J Rusk 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 71 in student achievement, 83 in school progress and 74 in closing performance gaps. It scored 82 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, Francisco Pancho Medrano Junior High School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 64 in student achievement, 85 in school progress, 77 in closing performance gaps and 82 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.

Thomas J Rusk Middle School's two out of seven distinctions are in Social Studies and post-secondary. Francisco Pancho Medrano Junior High School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Thomas J Rusk Middle School is Hispanics who make up nearly 68.29% of student population, followed by African Americans (25.88%), Whites or Caucasians (2.53%), Asians (1.75%) and Two or More Races (1.36%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Francisco Pancho Medrano Junior High School, Hispanics make up 93.50% of student population, followed by African Americans (4.05%), Whites or Caucasians (1.35%), Native Americans (0.74%), Two or More Races (0.25%) and Asians (0.12%).

Based on household incomes, Thomas J Rusk Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 95.72% compared to 94.60% at Francisco Pancho Medrano Junior High 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, Thomas J Rusk Middle School has 275 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 53.50% of student population. Francisco Pancho Medrano Junior High School has significantly more ELLs at 682 or about 83.68% of student population.

Thomas J Rusk Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 48.83%, gifted and talented students, 16.73%, while 14.79% are in the special education program. Francisco Pancho Medrano Junior High School bilingual students comprise 79.39%, gifted and talented students, 15.09%, and 11.41% are in the special education program.

Thomas J Rusk Middle School's 39 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.5 years. Teachers at Francisco Pancho Medrano Junior High School, numbering 57 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 5.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 5.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, Thomas J Rusk Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, six teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Francisco Pancho Medrano Junior High School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, four teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 14 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 30 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Thomas J Rusk Middle School there are 23 female teachers and 16 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by eight teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

At Francisco Pancho Medrano Junior High School there are 36 female teachers and 21 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by seven teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.