Compare Aragon Middle School with Smith 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, Smith Middle School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 96 in student achievement, 94 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 97 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. Smith Middle 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, 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%).

The student population at Smith Middle School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 40.38%, followed by Asians (22.03%), Hispanics (21.59%), African Americans (11.37%), Two or More Races (4.01%) and Native Americans (0.33%).

Based on household incomes, Aragon Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 42.97% compared to 13.52% at Smith 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 a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 9.31% of its student population compared to 3.13% at Smith Middle School.

In addition, Aragon Middle School has 8.43% bilingual students, 12.68% are in the gifted and talented program, while 9.81% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Smith Middle School with 2.75% bilingual students, 23.85% gifted and talented students and 6.43% students 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 Smith Middle School, numbering 93 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 7.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.2 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. Smith Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has 12 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 33 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 five 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 Smith Middle School there are 69 female teachers and 24 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by 13 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and nine more working as school support staff.