Compare Boude Storey Middle School with Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy

Boude Storey Middle School earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89) 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 60 in student achievement, 88 in school progress and 76 in closing performance gaps. It scored 82 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, Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 95 in student achievement, 96 in school progress, 93 in closing performance gaps and 91 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. Boude Storey Middle School’s only distinction designation is in Comparative Academic Growth. Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy'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 Boude Storey Middle School. They make up for 61.01% of student population, followed by African Americans (36.69%), Two or More Races (1.05%), Whites or Caucasians (0.84%) and Asians (0.42%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy, Hispanics make up 82.86% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (10.11%), African Americans (4.84%), Asians (1.32%), Native Americans (0.44%) and Two or More Races (0.44%).

Based on household incomes, Boude Storey Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 96.44% compared to 67.47% at Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy.

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, Boude Storey Middle School has a higher number of English Language Learners comprising 48.01% of its student population compared to 49.89% at Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy.

Additionally, Boude Storey Middle School has 41.93% bilingual students, 14.05% are in the gifted and talented program, while 14.68% are in the special education program. Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy’s bilingual students comprise 47.25% of student population while 2.42% are in the special education program. Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy bested Boude Storey Middle School in one area, with nearly 78.02% of its student population in the gifted and talented program.

Boude Storey Middle School's 35 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.9 years. Teachers at Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy, numbering 25 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 7.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.9 years.

Of its teaching staff, Boude Storey Middle School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, six teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Boude Storey Middle School there are 27 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by six teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

At Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy there are 15 female teachers and ten male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by two teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.