Compare Stem Academy At Creek Valley Middle School with Stem Academy At Clayton Downing Middle School

Stem Academy At Creek Valley 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 82 in student achievement, 75 in school progress and 76 in closing performance gaps. It scored 80 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 Clayton Downing Middle School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 94 in student achievement, 93 in school progress, 99 in closing performance gaps and 96 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. Stem Academy At Creek Valley Middle School’s only distinction designation is in Read/ELA. Stem Academy At Clayton Downing Middle School's three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), post-secondary and with 25% student progress.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Asians comprise the biggest group at Stem Academy At Creek Valley Middle School. They make up for 34.80% of student population, followed by African Americans (24.45%), Whites or Caucasians (20.38%), Hispanics (14.42%), Two or More Races (5.49%) and Native Americans (0.31%).

At Stem Academy At Clayton Downing Middle School, Whites or Caucasians make up 67.36% of student population, followed by Hispanics (14.76%), Asians (9.15%), Two or More Races (4.57%), African Americans (3.53%) and Native Americans (0.42%).

Based on household incomes, Stem Academy At Creek Valley Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 33.70% compared to 8.32% at Stem Academy At Clayton Downing 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, Stem Academy At Creek Valley Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 12.38% of its student population compared to 6.44% at Stem Academy At Clayton Downing Middle School.

In addition, Stem Academy At Creek Valley Middle School has 11.91% bilingual students, 14.58% are in the gifted and talented program, while 17.24% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Stem Academy At Clayton Downing Middle School with 5.61% bilingual students, 21.41% gifted and talented students and 16.84% students in the special education program.

Stem Academy At Creek Valley Middle School's 50 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.7 years. Teachers at Stem Academy At Clayton Downing Middle School, numbering 37 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 10.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 15.4 years.

Of its teaching staff, Stem Academy At Creek Valley Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Stem Academy At Clayton Downing Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while four teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Stem Academy At Creek Valley Middle School there are 36 female teachers and 14 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 14 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 five more working as school support staff.

At Stem Academy At Clayton Downing Middle School there are 29 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by five teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.