Compare Campbell Middle School with Spillane Middle School

Campbell 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 78 in student achievement, 88 in school progress and 85 in closing performance gaps. It scored 87 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, Spillane Middle School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 94 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 98 in closing performance gaps and 95 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. Campbell Middle School’s six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Spillane Middle School'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 Campbell Middle School. They make up for 44.51% of student population, followed by African Americans (36.17%), Asians (8.61%), Whites or Caucasians (6.71%), Two or More Races (2.54%) and Native Americans (1.45%).

The student population at Spillane Middle School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 43.09%, followed by Hispanics (25.59%), Asians (14.19%), African Americans (12.48%), Two or More Races (4.26%) and Native Americans (0.32%).

Based on household incomes, Campbell Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 77.70% compared to 29.28% at Spillane 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, Campbell Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 14.87% of its student population compared to 5.22% at Spillane Middle School.

In addition, Campbell Middle School has 14.14% bilingual students, 2.99% are in the gifted and talented program, while 9.88% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Spillane Middle School with 4.65% bilingual students, 18.84% gifted and talented students and 8.91% students in the special education program.

Campbell Middle School's 79 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.7 years. Teachers at Spillane Middle School, numbering 90 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 10.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, Campbell Middle School no teacher 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, 23 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 20 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers. Spillane Middle School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 18 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 28 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 16 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 24 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Campbell Middle School there are 49 female teachers and 30 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by 16 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and 15 more working as school support staff.

At Spillane Middle School there are 64 female teachers and 26 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 11 special education teachers are being assisted by 25 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and 11 more working as school support staff.