Compare Somerset Academy Brooks with Somerset Academy Collegiate

Somerset Academy Brooks earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) 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 73 in student achievement, 81 in school progress and 72 in closing performance gaps. It scored 78 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, Somerset Academy Collegiate earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 83 in student achievement, 84 in school progress, 77 in closing performance gaps and 82 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.

Somerset Academy Collegiate's one out of seven distinction is in Social Studies. Somerset Academy Brooks has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Somerset Academy Brooks is Hispanics who make up nearly 89.58% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (5.25%), African Americans (3.24%), Asians (1.23%), Two or More Races (0.54%) and Native Americans (0.08%).

At Somerset Academy Collegiate, Hispanics make up 77.34% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (10.34%), African Americans (8.08%), Asians (1.98%), Two or More Races (1.92%) and Native Americans (0.27%).

Based on household incomes, Somerset Academy Brooks’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 68.06% compared to 63.45% at Somerset Academy Collegiate.

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, Somerset Academy Brooks has 60 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 4.63% of student population. Somerset Academy Collegiate has significantly more ELLs at 90 or about 6.16% of student population.

Somerset Academy Brooks’s bilingual students comprise 4.55%, gifted and talented students, 7.72%, while 14.27% are in the special education program. Somerset Academy Collegiate bilingual students comprise 6.02%, gifted and talented students, 7.60%, and 16.08% are in the special education program.

82 teachers employed at Somerset Academy Brooks have been teaching in the school for an average of about 2.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 5.5 years. The 79 teachers at Somerset Academy Collegiate have been serving the school for an average of 1.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 6.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, Somerset Academy Brooks has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 17 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 32 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 18 beginning teachers. Somerset Academy Collegiate has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 18 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 30 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 14 beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Somerset Academy Brooks there are 61 female teachers and 21 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by 41 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and 16 more working as school support staff.

At Somerset Academy Collegiate there are 56 female teachers and 22 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by 48 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and 19 more working as school support staff.