Rice Middle School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) 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 96 in student achievement, 95 in school progress and 94 in closing performance gaps. It scored 95 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, Schimelpfenig Middle School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 94 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 92 in closing performance gaps and 93 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. Rice Middle School bagged all seven distinction awards in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Schimelpfenig Middle School’s five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Social Studies, post-secondary and with 25% student progress.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Asians comprise the biggest group at Rice Middle School. They make up for 65.48% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (15.83%), Hispanics (8.72%), Two or More Races (5.05%), African Americans (4.59%) and Native Americans (0.23%).

The student population at Schimelpfenig Middle School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 44.92%, followed by Asians (28.69%), Hispanics (13.92%), African Americans (7.26%), Two or More Races (4.24%) and Native Americans (0.61%).

Based on household incomes, the Rice Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 10.67% compared to 17.19% at Schimelpfenig 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, Rice Middle School has a slightly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 9.98% of its student population compared to 8.96% at Schimelpfenig Middle School.

Rice Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 9.52%, gifted and talented students, 44.72%, while 9.17% are in the special education program. Schimelpfenig Middle School bilingual students comprise 8.60%, gifted and talented students, 30.75%, and 14.04% are in the special education program.

Rice Middle School's 51 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.2 years. Teachers at Schimelpfenig Middle School, numbering 52 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 7.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, Rice Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Schimelpfenig Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 16 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 Rice Middle School there are 41 female teachers and ten male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by one teacher only aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

At Schimelpfenig Middle School there are 40 female teachers and 12 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine teachers are in special education without any assistance. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.