Compare Burbank Middle School with Energized For Stem Academy Middle School

Burbank 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 87 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and 96 in closing performance gaps. It scored 93 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, Energized For Stem Academy Middle School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 74 in student achievement, 93 in school progress, 80 in closing performance gaps and 89 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. Burbank Middle 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. Energized For Stem Academy Middle School’s four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science and with 25% student progress.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Burbank Middle School is Hispanics who make up nearly 94.45% of student population, followed by African Americans (4.29%), Whites or Caucasians (0.98%), Native Americans (0.21%) and Asians (0.07%). There is no Two or More Races student in the school.

At Energized For Stem Academy Middle School, Hispanics make up 87.22% of student population, followed by African Americans (8.02%), Whites or Caucasians (2.76%), Asians (1.75%) and Two or More Races (0.25%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Burbank Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 93.39% compared to 97.49% at Energized For Stem Academy 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, Burbank Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 45.19% of its student population compared to 73.18% at Energized For Stem Academy Middle School.

Burbank Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 46.31%, gifted and talented students, 29.66%, while 8.71% are in the special education program. Energized For Stem Academy Middle School bilingual students comprise 72.68%, gifted and talented students, 9.77%, and 2.76% are in the special education program.

Burbank Middle School's 79 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11 years. Teachers at Energized For Stem Academy Middle School, numbering zero teacher, have been serving the school for an average of years with individual teaching experience averaging years.

Of its teaching staff, Burbank Middle School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 22 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 16 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 20 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including eight beginning teachers. Energized For Stem Academy Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, no teacher serving the school for 11-20 years, school has no teacher serving 6-10 years, no teacher serving the school for 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.

Burbank Middle School has three special education teachers assisted by 3 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Energized For Stem Academy Middle School has zero special education teachers and 0 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.