Compare Dean Middle School with Kahla Middle School

Dean 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 75 in student achievement, 86 in school progress and 73 in closing performance gaps. It scored 82 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, Kahla Middle School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 80 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 76 in closing performance gaps and 86 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. Dean Middle School’s only distinction designation is in Social Studies. Kahla Middle School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary and with 25% student progress.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Dean Middle School is Hispanics who make up nearly 73.11% of student population, followed by African Americans (15.24%), Asians (5.60%), Whites or Caucasians (4.48%), Native Americans (0.97%) and Two or More Races (0.60%).

At Kahla Middle School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 56.42% of student population, followed by African Americans (25.06%), Asians (7.99%), Whites or Caucasians (6.69%), Two or More Races (2.31%) and Native Americans (1.38%).

Based on household incomes, Dean Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 88.20% compared to 78.63% at Kahla 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, Dean Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 27.93% of its student population compared to 18.52% at Kahla Middle School.

In addition, Dean Middle School has 26.74% bilingual students, 3.73% are in the gifted and talented program, while 11.35% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Kahla Middle School with 17.06% bilingual students, 4.07% gifted and talented students and 10.61% students in the special education program.

Dean Middle School's 95 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.8 years. Teachers at Kahla Middle School, numbering 91 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 5.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, Dean Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 26 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 21 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 36 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Kahla Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has 12 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 19 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 35 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including ten beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Dean Middle School there are 67 female teachers and 28 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 11 special education teachers are being assisted by 19 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and 16 more working as school support staff.

At Kahla Middle School there are 65 female teachers and 26 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 12 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 13 more working as school support staff.