Compare Carter Lomax Middle School with Queens Intermediate

Carter Lomax 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 76 in student achievement, 85 in school progress and 82 in closing performance gaps. It scored 84 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, Queens Intermediate also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 73 in student achievement, 86 in school progress, 76 in closing performance gaps and 83 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.

Both schools garnered only three distinction designations or awards for performance. For Carter Lomax Middle School these are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics and with 25% student progress while Queens Intermediate secured in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science and post-secondary.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Carter Lomax Middle School is Hispanics who make up nearly 80.35% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (11.32%), Asians (3.77%), African Americans (3.14%), Two or More Races (1.10%) and Native Americans (0.31%).

At Queens Intermediate, Hispanics make up 96.82% of student population, followed by African Americans (1.59%) and Whites or Caucasians (1.59%). There is no Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Carter Lomax Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 67.30% compared to 84.55% at Queens Intermediate.

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, Carter Lomax Middle School has 200 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 31.45% of student population. Queens Intermediate has significantly more ELLs at 222 or about 35.35% of student population.

Carter Lomax Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 22.64%, gifted and talented students, 8.96%, while 12.89% are in the special education program. Queens Intermediate bilingual students comprise 32.96%, gifted and talented students, 5.41%, and 12.58% are in the special education program.

Carter Lomax Middle School's 48 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 9.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12 years. Teachers at Queens Intermediate, numbering 46 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 7.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.1 years.

Of its teaching staff, Carter Lomax Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Queens Intermediate has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 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 Carter Lomax Middle School there are 40 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 11 special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.

At Queens Intermediate there are 30 female teachers and 16 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by 13 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.