Compare Albright Middle School with Budewig Intermediate

Albright 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 81 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 90 in closing performance gaps. It scored 91 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, Budewig Intermediate earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 64 in student achievement, 83 in school progress, 77 in closing performance gaps and 81 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. Albright Middle School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Budewig Intermediate’s two out of seven distinctions are in with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Albright Middle School. They make up for 41.95% of student population, followed by African Americans (36.76%), Asians (15.38%), Whites or Caucasians (4.11%), Native Americans (0.98%) and Two or More Races (0.72%).

The student population at Budewig Intermediate is also predominantly by African Americans at 46.09%, followed by Hispanics (39.14%), Asians (8.00%), Whites or Caucasians (4.75%), Native Americans (1.32%) and Two or More Races (0.53%).

Based on household incomes, the Albright Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 77.37% compared to 83.64% at Budewig 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, Albright Middle School has 285 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 25.49% of student population. Budewig Intermediate has significantly more ELLs at 473 or about 41.60% of student population.

Albright Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 25.49%, gifted and talented students, 11.36%, while 8.50% are in the special education program. Budewig Intermediate bilingual students comprise 41.42%, gifted and talented students, 4.49%, and 15.04% are in the special education program.

Albright Middle School's 84 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 9.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.9 years. Teachers at Budewig Intermediate, numbering 90 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 7.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, Albright Middle School has five teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 27 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 23 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 20 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Budewig Intermediate has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 24 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 27 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 26 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Albright Middle School there are 68 female teachers and 16 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 12 teachers are aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.

At Budewig Intermediate there are 69 female teachers and 20 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 15 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.