Compare Thomas J Rusk Middle School with Young Men's Leadership Academy At Fred F Florence

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, Young Men's Leadership Academy At Fred F Florence earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 67 in student achievement, 79 in school progress, 73 in closing performance gaps and 75 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, Young Men's Leadership Academy At Fred F Florence 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.

At Young Men's Leadership Academy At Fred F Florence, Hispanics make up 79.17% of student population, followed by African Americans (16.69%), Whites or Caucasians (1.84%), Native Americans (1.07%), Two or More Races (0.77%) and Asians (0.46%).

Based on household incomes, Thomas J Rusk Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 95.72% compared to 91.27% at Young Men's Leadership Academy At Fred F Florence.

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. Young Men's Leadership Academy At Fred F Florence has significantly more ELLs at 405 or about 62.02% of student population.

In addition, Thomas J Rusk Middle School has 48.83% bilingual students, 16.73% are in the gifted and talented program, while 14.79% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Young Men's Leadership Academy At Fred F Florence with 58.04% bilingual students, 17.46% gifted and talented students and 15.77% students 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 Young Men's Leadership Academy At Fred F Florence, numbering 49 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 7.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.6 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. Young Men's Leadership Academy At Fred F Florence has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has three 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 22 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 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 Young Men's Leadership Academy At Fred F Florence there are 31 female teachers and 18 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 12 special education teachers are being assisted by four teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.