Compare Dunbar Middle School with John And Shamarion Barber Middle School

Dunbar 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 70 in student achievement, 75 in school progress and 72 in closing performance gaps. It scored 74 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, John And Shamarion Barber Middle School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 80 in student achievement, 86 in school progress, 95 in closing performance gaps and 89 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.

John And Shamarion Barber Middle School's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Dunbar Middle School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Dunbar Middle School. They make up for 57.51% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (20.72%), African Americans (17.27%), Two or More Races (2.85%), Asians (1.50%) and Native Americans (0.15%).

The student population at John And Shamarion Barber Middle School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 51.79%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (32.82%), African Americans (10.26%), Asians (2.74%), Two or More Races (1.88%) and Native Americans (0.17%).

Based on household incomes, Dunbar Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 74.77% compared to 64.79% at John And Shamarion Barber 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, Dunbar Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 29.58% of its student population compared to 20.85% at John And Shamarion Barber Middle School.

In addition, Dunbar Middle School has 27.33% bilingual students, 6.16% are in the gifted and talented program, while 19.07% are in the special education program. This stacks up against John And Shamarion Barber Middle School with 19.83% bilingual students, 18.29% gifted and talented students and 15.56% students in the special education program.

Dunbar Middle School's 49 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 5.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.2 years. Teachers at John And Shamarion Barber Middle School, numbering 45 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 6.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, Dunbar Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 14 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 20 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. John And Shamarion Barber Middle School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 16 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven 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 Dunbar Middle School there are 40 female teachers and nine male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by 18 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

At John And Shamarion Barber Middle School there are 36 female teachers and nine male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six 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 seven more working as school support staff.