Compare Alexander Middle School with Rogers Middle 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, Rogers Middle School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 92 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 96 in closing performance gaps and 93 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. Rogers 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.

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 Rogers Middle School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 31.84%, followed by Hispanics (23.67%), African Americans (21.77%), Asians (16.46%), Two or More Races (5.58%) and Native Americans (0.54%).

Based on household incomes, Alexander Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 29.88% compared to 20.41% at Rogers 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, Alexander Middle School has 41 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 5.44% of student population. Rogers Middle School has significantly more ELLs at 66 or about 8.98% of student population.

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 Rogers Middle School with 6.94% bilingual students, 14.42% gifted and talented students and 11.29% 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 Rogers Middle School, numbering 41 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 7.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.7 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. Rogers Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.

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 Rogers Middle School there are 33 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by seven 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.