Compare Dessau Middle School with Kelly Lane Middle School

Dessau Middle School earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) 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 59 in student achievement, 72 in school progress and 70 in closing performance gaps. It scored 71 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, Kelly Lane Middle School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 90 in student achievement, 84 in school progress, 84 in closing performance gaps and 88 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.

Distinction Designations for Dessau Middle School and Kelly Lane Middle School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Dessau Middle School is Hispanics who make up nearly 70.04% of student population, followed by African Americans (14.70%), Asians (6.66%), Whites or Caucasians (5.96%), Two or More Races (2.36%) and Native Americans (0.14%).

The student population at Kelly Lane Middle School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 39.44%, followed by Hispanics (35.97%), African Americans (11.28%), Asians (8.10%), Two or More Races (4.73%) and Native Americans (0.19%).

Based on household incomes, Dessau Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 68.52% compared to 19.96% at Kelly Lane 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, Dessau Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 52.57% of its student population compared to 7.52% at Kelly Lane Middle School.

In addition, Dessau Middle School has 52.57% bilingual students, 6.24% are in the gifted and talented program, while 16.78% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Kelly Lane Middle School with 7.33% bilingual students, 10.99% gifted and talented students and 9.26% students in the special education program.

Dessau Middle School's 59 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 5.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.6 years. Teachers at Kelly Lane Middle School, numbering 61 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 5.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, Dessau Middle School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 17 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 20 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Kelly Lane Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 20 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Dessau Middle School there are 36 female teachers and 22 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 15 special education teachers are being assisted by 14 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.

At Kelly Lane Middle School there are 43 female teachers and 18 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, ten special education teachers are being assisted by nine teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.