Compare Arnold Middle School with Spillane Middle School

Arnold 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 89 in student achievement, 91 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, Spillane Middle School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 94 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 98 in closing performance gaps and 95 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.

Both schools garnered all of seven distinction designations or awards for outstanding performance. These 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 Arnold Middle School. They make up for 43.42% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (23.59%), African Americans (21.71%), Asians (7.38%), Two or More Races (2.64%) and Native Americans (1.18%).

The student population at Spillane Middle School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 43.09%, followed by Hispanics (25.59%), Asians (14.19%), African Americans (12.48%), Two or More Races (4.26%) and Native Americans (0.32%).

Based on household incomes, Arnold Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 65.48% compared to 29.28% at Spillane 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, Arnold Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 12.87% of its student population compared to 5.22% at Spillane Middle School.

In addition, Arnold Middle School has 11.90% bilingual students, 7.79% are in the gifted and talented program, while 11.83% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Spillane Middle School with 4.65% bilingual students, 18.84% gifted and talented students and 8.91% students in the special education program.

Arnold Middle School's 94 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 9.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.2 years. Teachers at Spillane Middle School, numbering 90 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 10.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, Arnold Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has 16 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 37 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 19 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 20 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Spillane Middle School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 18 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 28 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 16 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 24 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 Arnold Middle School there are 75 female teachers and 18 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, ten special education teachers are being assisted by 19 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and 14 more working as school support staff.

At Spillane Middle School there are 64 female teachers and 26 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 11 special education teachers are being assisted by 25 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and 11 more working as school support staff.