W S Permenter Middle School earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) 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 67 in student achievement, 78 in school progress and 76 in closing performance gaps. It scored 77 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, Bessie Coleman Middle School earned a State accountability rating of D. The school posted 59 in student achievement, 69 in school progress, 80 in closing performance gaps and 69 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.

W S Permenter Middle School's three out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Social Studies and with 25% student progress. Bessie Coleman Middle School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, African Americans comprise the biggest group at W S Permenter Middle School. They make up for 61.40% of student population, followed by Hispanics (34.21%), Two or More Races (1.75%), Whites or Caucasians (1.32%), Asians (0.66%) and Native Americans (0.22%).

At Bessie Coleman Middle School, African Americans make up 69.47% of student population, followed by Hispanics (21.52%), Two or More Races (5.12%), Whites or Caucasians (2.05%), Asians (1.43%) and Native Americans (0.20%).

Based on household incomes, W S Permenter Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 77.85% compared to 74.18% at Bessie Coleman 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, W S Permenter Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 11.84% of its student population compared to 5.94% at Bessie Coleman Middle School.

In addition, W S Permenter Middle School has 11.62% bilingual students, 2.19% are in the gifted and talented program, while 14.25% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Bessie Coleman Middle School with 5.74% bilingual students, 4.71% gifted and talented students and 11.27% students in the special education program.

W S Permenter Middle School's 33 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 4.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.2 years. Teachers at Bessie Coleman Middle School, numbering 33 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, W S Permenter Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Bessie Coleman Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, three teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 16 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 W S Permenter Middle School there are 18 female teachers and 15 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by four teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and two more working as school support staff.

At Bessie Coleman Middle School there are 22 female teachers and 11 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by two teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.