Compare Stockdick Junior High School with Garland McMeans Junior High School

Stockdick Junior High 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 86 in student achievement, 86 in school progress and 93 in closing performance gaps. It scored 88 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, Garland McMeans Junior High School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 95 in student achievement, 93 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 97 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. Stockdick Junior High School’s four out of seven distinctions are in Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Garland McMeans Junior High School's seven out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Stockdick Junior High School. They make up for 48.58% of student population, followed by African Americans (23.94%), Whites or Caucasians (16.84%), Asians (7.54%), Two or More Races (2.84%) and Native Americans (0.18%).

The student population at Garland McMeans Junior High School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 45.14%, followed by Asians (24.74%), Hispanics (18.75%), African Americans (7.03%), Two or More Races (4.25%) and Native Americans (0.09%).

Based on household incomes, Stockdick Junior High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 47.07% compared to 24.83% at Garland McMeans 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, Stockdick Junior High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 17.55% of its student population compared to 11.46% at Garland McMeans Junior High School.

In addition, Stockdick Junior High School has 16.58% bilingual students, 6.29% are in the gifted and talented program, while 16.67% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Garland McMeans Junior High School with 11.37% bilingual students, 16.93% gifted and talented students and 9.72% students in the special education program.

Stockdick Junior High School's 76 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 5.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.8 years. Teachers at Garland McMeans Junior High School, numbering 69 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 6.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, Stockdick Junior High School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 23 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 22 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 21 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Garland McMeans Junior High School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 18 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 24 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Stockdick Junior High School there are 61 female teachers and 15 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 14 special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and 12 more working as school support staff.

At Garland McMeans Junior High School there are 48 female teachers and 20 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by nine teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and 12 more working as school support staff.