Compare Energized For Stem Academy Middle School with Thomas Middle School

Energized For Stem Academy 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 74 in student achievement, 93 in school progress and 80 in closing performance gaps. It scored 89 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, Thomas Middle School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 57 in student achievement, 79 in school progress, 73 in closing performance gaps and 77 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. Energized For Stem Academy Middle School’s four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science and with 25% student progress. Thomas Middle School's five out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Energized For Stem Academy Middle School is Hispanics who make up nearly 87.22% of student population, followed by African Americans (8.02%), Whites or Caucasians (2.76%), Asians (1.75%) and Two or More Races (0.25%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Thomas Middle School, African Americans make up 67.43% of student population, followed by Hispanics (29.31%), Whites or Caucasians (1.34%), Two or More Races (0.96%), Asians (0.57%) and Native Americans (0.19%).

Based on household incomes, Energized For Stem Academy Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 97.49% compared to 95.79% at Thomas 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, Energized For Stem Academy Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 73.18% of its student population compared to 16.67% at Thomas Middle School.

Energized For Stem Academy Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 72.68%, gifted and talented students, 9.77%, while 2.76% are in the special education program. Thomas Middle School bilingual students comprise 15.90%, gifted and talented students, 2.87%, and 20.69% are in the special education program.

Energized For Stem Academy Middle School's zero teacher have been working at the campus for an average of years with individual teaching experience averaging years. Teachers at Thomas Middle School, numbering 32 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 4.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.9 years.

Of its teaching staff, Energized For Stem Academy Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, no teacher serving the school for 11-20 years, school has no teacher serving 6-10 years, no teacher serving the school for 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Thomas Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.

Energized For Stem Academy Middle School has zero special education teachers assisted by 0 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Thomas Middle School has three special education teachers and 7 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.