Compare Briarhill Middle School with Stem Academy At Forestwood Middle School

Briarhill 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 92 in student achievement, 85 in school progress and 85 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, Stem Academy At Forestwood Middle School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 93 in student achievement, 86 in school progress, 87 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.

Distinction Designations for Briarhill Middle School and Stem Academy At Forestwood Middle School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Briarhill Middle School is Whites or Caucasians who make up nearly 73.88% of student population, followed by Hispanics (14.22%), Asians (4.50%), African Americans (3.40%), Two or More Races (3.04%) and Native Americans (0.61%).

At Stem Academy At Forestwood Middle School, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 57.00% of student population, followed by Hispanics (17.20%), Asians (17.20%), Two or More Races (5.05%), African Americans (3.33%) and Native Americans (0.23%).

Based on household incomes, the Briarhill Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 8.75% compared to 11.01% at Stem Academy At Forestwood 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, Briarhill Middle School has 13 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 1.58% of student population. Stem Academy At Forestwood Middle School has significantly more ELLs at 54 or about 6.19% of student population.

In addition, Briarhill Middle School has 1.58% bilingual students, 18.83% are in the gifted and talented program, while 17.01% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Stem Academy At Forestwood Middle School with 5.16% bilingual students, 22.25% gifted and talented students and 16.06% students in the special education program.

Briarhill Middle School's 58 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 10.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.7 years. Teachers at Stem Academy At Forestwood Middle School, numbering 60 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 9.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, Briarhill Middle School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 21 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Stem Academy At Forestwood Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has 18 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 23 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six 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 Briarhill Middle School there are 43 female teachers and 15 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 15 special education teachers are being assisted by six 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 Stem Academy At Forestwood Middle School there are 46 female teachers and 14 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 15 special education teachers are being assisted by six teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.