Compare Black Middle School with Tanglewood Middle School

Black 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 86 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 86 in closing performance gaps. It scored 90 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, Tanglewood Middle School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 75 in student achievement, 77 in school progress, 73 in closing performance gaps and 76 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.

Black Middle School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Social Studies, post-secondary and with 25% student progress. Tanglewood Middle School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Black Middle School. They make up for 59.52% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (24.46%), African Americans (12.69%), Two or More Races (2.24%), Asians (1.01%) and Native Americans (0.08%).

The student population at Tanglewood Middle School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 49.65%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (20.28%), African Americans (17.97%), Asians (8.53%), Two or More Races (3.00%) and Native Americans (0.46%).

Based on household incomes, the Black Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 56.19% compared to 58.41% at Tanglewood 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, Black Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 19.81% of its student population compared to 23.85% at Tanglewood Middle School.

Black Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 21.98%, gifted and talented students, 33.82%, while 10.14% are in the special education program. Tanglewood Middle School bilingual students comprise 23.16%, gifted and talented students, 20.05%, and 9.10% are in the special education program.

Black Middle School's 72 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.2 years. Teachers at Tanglewood Middle School, numbering 48 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 8.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.1 years.

Of its teaching staff, Black Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 19 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 20 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 21 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Tanglewood Middle School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 14 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Black Middle School there are 40 female teachers and 31 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by six teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.

At Tanglewood Middle School there are 28 female teachers and 19 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by two teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.