Compare Aragon Middle School with Rowe Middle School

Aragon 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 98 in closing performance gaps. It scored 93 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, Rowe Middle School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 80 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 78 in closing performance gaps and 86 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. Aragon Middle School’s two out of seven distinctions are in with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Rowe 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, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Aragon Middle School. They make up for 42.72% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (27.42%), African Americans (16.49%), Asians (10.06%), Two or More Races (2.75%) and Native Americans (0.31%).

At Rowe Middle School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 58.84% of student population, followed by African Americans (29.38%), Whites or Caucasians (6.70%), Asians (3.23%), Two or More Races (1.37%) and Native Americans (0.48%).

Based on household incomes, the Aragon Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 42.97% compared to 77.80% at Rowe 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, Aragon Middle School has 149 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 9.31% of student population. Rowe Middle School has significantly more ELLs at 211 or about 17.03% of student population.

Aragon Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 8.43%, gifted and talented students, 12.68%, while 9.81% are in the special education program. Rowe Middle School bilingual students comprise 15.01%, gifted and talented students, 3.87%, and 9.52% are in the special education program.

Aragon Middle School's 93 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 10.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.9 years. Teachers at Rowe Middle School, numbering 75 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 5.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.4 years.

Of its teaching staff, Aragon Middle School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 13 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 32 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 22 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 20 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Rowe Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 23 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 23 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Aragon Middle School there are 69 female teachers and 24 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 11 special education teachers are being assisted by 14 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and 13 more working as school support staff.

At Rowe Middle School there are 52 female teachers and 23 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by 17 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and 15 more working as school support staff.