Compare Alexander Middle School with Berry Miller Junior High School

Alexander 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 92 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 89 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, Berry Miller Junior High School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 94 in student achievement, 93 in school progress, 99 in closing performance gaps and 96 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. Alexander Middle School’s four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science, post-secondary and with 25% student progress. Berry Miller Junior High School's seven out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Alexander Middle School. They make up for 44.36% of student population, followed by Hispanics (36.92%), African Americans (10.62%), Asians (4.38%), Two or More Races (3.59%) and Native Americans (0.13%).

The student population at Berry Miller Junior High School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 35.04%, followed by Hispanics (23.78%), Asians (19.27%), African Americans (16.65%), Two or More Races (4.63%) and Native Americans (0.63%).

Based on household incomes, Alexander Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 29.88% compared to 22.78% at Berry Miller Junior High 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, Alexander Middle School has a slightly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 5.44% of its student population compared to 3.38% at Berry Miller Junior High School.

In addition, Alexander Middle School has 3.32% bilingual students, 6.91% are in the gifted and talented program, while 12.88% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Berry Miller Junior High School with 3.00% bilingual students, 11.39% gifted and talented students and 9.64% students in the special education program.

Alexander Middle School's 43 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.5 years. Teachers at Berry Miller Junior High School, numbering 47 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 6.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, Alexander Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 19 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Berry Miller Junior High School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 23 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 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 Alexander Middle School there are 34 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight 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 three more working as school support staff.

At Berry Miller Junior High School there are 36 female teachers and 11 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by four teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.