Compare Carter Lomax Middle School with Earnesteen Milstead Middle School

Carter Lomax 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 76 in student achievement, 85 in school progress and 82 in closing performance gaps. It scored 84 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, Earnesteen Milstead Middle School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 59 in student achievement, 79 in school progress, 75 in closing performance gaps and 78 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. Carter Lomax Middle School's three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics and with 25% student progress. Earnesteen Milstead Middle School’s only distinction designation is in Mathematics.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Carter Lomax Middle School is Hispanics who make up nearly 80.35% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (11.32%), Asians (3.77%), African Americans (3.14%), Two or More Races (1.10%) and Native Americans (0.31%).

At Earnesteen Milstead Middle School, Hispanics make up 88.60% of student population, followed by African Americans (6.58%), Whites or Caucasians (4.09%), Asians (0.29%), Two or More Races (0.29%) and Native Americans (0.15%).

Based on household incomes, the Carter Lomax Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 67.30% compared to 84.36% at Earnesteen Milstead 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, Carter Lomax Middle School has 200 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 31.45% of student population. Earnesteen Milstead Middle School has significantly more ELLs at 388 or about 56.73% of student population.

In addition, Carter Lomax Middle School has 22.64% bilingual students, 8.96% are in the gifted and talented program, while 12.89% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Earnesteen Milstead Middle School with 57.46% bilingual students, 9.06% gifted and talented students and 13.60% students in the special education program.

Carter Lomax Middle School's 48 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 9.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12 years. Teachers at Earnesteen Milstead Middle School, numbering 62 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 8.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11 years.

Of its teaching staff, Carter Lomax Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Earnesteen Milstead Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 21 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 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 Carter Lomax Middle School there are 40 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 11 special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.

At Earnesteen Milstead Middle School there are 51 female teachers and 11 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 13 special education teachers are being assisted by 16 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.