Compare Donna Shepard Academy with T A Howard Middle School

Donna Shepard Academy 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 80 in student achievement, 79 in school progress and 76 in closing performance gaps. It scored 79 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, T A Howard Middle School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 74 in student achievement, 81 in school progress, 76 in closing performance gaps and 80 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 Donna Shepard Academy and T A Howard Middle School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Donna Shepard Academy. They make up for 40.60% of student population, followed by Hispanics (36.07%), African Americans (16.19%), Two or More Races (4.76%) and Asians (2.38%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

The student population at T A Howard Middle School is also predominantly by African Americans at 41.34%, followed by Hispanics (25.14%), Whites or Caucasians (19.18%), Asians (7.39%), Two or More Races (6.25%) and Native Americans (0.43%).

Based on household incomes, the Donna Shepard Academy’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 50.00% compared to 64.20% at T A Howard 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, Donna Shepard Academy has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 19.29% of its student population compared to 10.51% at T A Howard Middle School.

Donna Shepard Academy’s bilingual students comprise 22.02%, gifted and talented students, 7.50%, while 13.45% are in the special education program. T A Howard Middle School bilingual students comprise 10.51%, gifted and talented students, 6.53%, and 13.35% are in the special education program.

Donna Shepard Academy's 61 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.3 years. Teachers at T A Howard Middle School, numbering 50 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.9 years.

Of its teaching staff, Donna Shepard Academy has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 23 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. T A Howard Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 15 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Donna Shepard Academy there are 54 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, ten 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 T A Howard Middle School there are 30 female teachers and 20 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by five teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.