Compare Thomas J Rusk Middle School with Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl

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 Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 77 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 92 in closing performance gaps and 87 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. Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

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 Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl, Hispanics make up 81.91% of student population, followed by African Americans (14.95%), Whites or Caucasians (2.46%), Native Americans (0.49%) and Two or More Races (0.20%). There is no Asians student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Thomas J Rusk Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 95.72% compared to 91.94% at Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl.

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 Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl has significantly more ELLs at 639 or about 62.83% 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 Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl with 59.88% bilingual students, 23.60% gifted and talented students and 8.16% 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 Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl, numbering 69 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 6.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.6 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 Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 22 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 23 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four 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 Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl there are 53 female teachers and 16 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 13 special education teachers are being assisted by 11 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.