Compare Anthony Middle School with Hamilton Middle School

Anthony 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 91 in student achievement, 90 in school progress and 92 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, Hamilton Middle School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 92 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 94 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. Anthony Middle School’s only distinction designation is in Science. Hamilton Middle School's three out of seven distinctions are in Social Studies, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Anthony Middle School. They make up for 29.31% of student population, followed by African Americans (26.18%), Whites or Caucasians (22.18%), Asians (18.10%), Two or More Races (4.00%) and Native Americans (0.16%).

The student population at Hamilton Middle School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 44.89%, followed by Hispanics (27.22%), African Americans (14.48%), Asians (9.76%), Two or More Races (3.52%) and Native Americans (0.13%).

Based on household incomes, Anthony Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 36.52% compared to 35.59% at Hamilton 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, Anthony Middle School has 73 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 5.72% of student population. Hamilton Middle School has more ELLs at 82 or about 5.44% of student population.

Anthony Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 4.62%, gifted and talented students, 16.14%, while 7.60% are in the special education program. Hamilton Middle School bilingual students comprise 4.58%, gifted and talented students, 15.54%, and 9.89% are in the special education program.

Anthony Middle School's 70 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.1 years. Teachers at Hamilton Middle School, numbering 80 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 11 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, Anthony Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 27 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 19 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 15 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Hamilton Middle School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 16 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 27 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Anthony Middle School there are 50 female teachers and 19 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, ten special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.

At Hamilton Middle School there are 62 female teachers and 18 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by 16 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and 12 more working as school support staff.