Terry 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, 80 in school progress and 86 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, Berry Middle School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 70 in student achievement, 75 in school progress, 63 in closing performance gaps and 71 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. Terry Middle School's five out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Berry Middle School’s only distinction designation is in Science.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, African Americans comprise the biggest group at Terry Middle School. They make up for 56.54% of student population, followed by Hispanics (33.72%), Whites or Caucasians (5.13%), Two or More Races (2.56%), Asians (1.41%) and Native Americans (0.51%).

The student population at Berry Middle School is also predominantly by African Americans at 50.25%, followed by Hispanics (35.85%), Whites or Caucasians (8.38%), Two or More Races (2.18%), Asians (1.84%) and Native Americans (1.34%).

Based on household incomes, Terry Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 83.72% compared to 74.20% at Berry 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, Terry Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 18.08% of its student population compared to 14.74% at Berry Middle School.

In addition, Terry Middle School has 15.38% bilingual students, 10.38% are in the gifted and talented program, while 16.54% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Berry Middle School with 12.06% bilingual students, 12.56% gifted and talented students and 20.77% students in the special education program.

Terry Middle School's 55 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 4.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.7 years. Teachers at Berry Middle School, numbering 43 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 5.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, Terry Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 24 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Berry Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 18 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 Terry Middle School there are 41 female teachers and 14 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by six teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.

At Berry Middle School there are 30 female teachers and 13 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 three staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.