Compare Thomas J Rusk Middle School with T W Browne Middle 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, T W Browne Middle School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 62 in student achievement, 77 in school progress, 73 in closing performance gaps and 77 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. Thomas J Rusk Middle School's two out of seven distinctions are in Social Studies and post-secondary. Except for post-secondary, T W Browne Middle School earned one out of seven distinctions.

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.

The student population at T W Browne Middle School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 51.84%, followed by African Americans (44.49%), Whites or Caucasians (2.65%), Two or More Races (0.61%) and Native Americans (0.41%). There is no Asians student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Thomas J Rusk Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 95.72% compared to 97.14% at T W Browne 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, Thomas J Rusk Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 53.50% of its student population compared to 35.71% at T W Browne Middle School.

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. T W Browne Middle School bilingual students comprise 32.86%, gifted and talented students, 11.02%, and 20.00% 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 T W Browne Middle School, numbering 36 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 8.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.7 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. T W Browne Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.

Thomas J Rusk Middle School has six special education teachers assisted by 8 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. T W Browne Middle School has eight special education teachers and 6 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.