Compare Berry Miller Junior High School with Sam Jamison Middle School

Berry Miller Junior High 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 94 in student achievement, 93 in school progress and 99 in closing performance gaps. It scored 96 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, Sam Jamison Middle School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 87 in student achievement, 88 in school progress, 88 in closing performance gaps and 88 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. Berry Miller Junior High School bagged all seven distinction awards in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Sam Jamison Middle School’s three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), post-secondary and with 25% student progress.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Berry Miller Junior High School. They make up for 35.04% of student population, followed by Hispanics (23.78%), Asians (19.27%), African Americans (16.65%), Two or More Races (4.63%) and Native Americans (0.63%).

The student population at Sam Jamison Middle School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 45.16%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (28.04%), African Americans (18.11%), Two or More Races (4.59%), Asians (3.72%) and Native Americans (0.12%).

Based on household incomes, the Berry Miller Junior High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 22.78% compared to 43.80% at Sam Jamison 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, Berry Miller Junior High School has 27 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 3.38% of student population. Sam Jamison Middle School has significantly more ELLs at 160 or about 19.85% of student population.

Berry Miller Junior High School’s bilingual students comprise 3.00%, gifted and talented students, 11.39%, while 9.64% are in the special education program. Sam Jamison Middle School bilingual students comprise 26.05%, gifted and talented students, 3.35%, and 11.79% are in the special education program.

Berry Miller Junior High School's 47 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.8 years. Teachers at Sam Jamison Middle School, numbering 51 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10 years.

Of its teaching staff, Berry Miller Junior High School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 23 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Sam Jamison Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 20 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Berry Miller Junior High School there are 36 female teachers and 11 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by four 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.

At Sam Jamison Middle School there are 43 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by four 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.