Compare Edison Middle School with Sugar Grove Academy

Edison 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 64 in student achievement, 89 in school progress and 81 in closing performance gaps. It scored 87 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, Sugar Grove Academy also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 55 in student achievement, 85 in school progress, 79 in closing performance gaps and 83 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. Edison Middle School's two out of seven distinctions are in with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Except for with 25% student progress, Sugar Grove Academy earned one out of seven distinctions.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Edison Middle School is Hispanics who make up nearly 98.23% of student population, followed by African Americans (1.18%) and Whites or Caucasians (0.59%). There is no Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

At Sugar Grove Academy, Hispanics make up 81.69% of student population, followed by African Americans (11.46%), Asians (4.61%), Whites or Caucasians (1.71%), Two or More Races (0.26%) and Native Americans (0.13%).

Based on household incomes, the Edison Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 95.09% compared to 98.95% at Sugar Grove Academy.

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, Edison Middle School has 280 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 55.01% of student population. Sugar Grove Academy has significantly more ELLs at 553 or about 72.86% of student population.

Edison Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 53.44%, gifted and talented students, 9.63%, while 17.68% are in the special education program. Sugar Grove Academy bilingual students comprise 71.67%, gifted and talented students, 4.22%, and 10.80% are in the special education program.

Edison Middle School's 36 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.4 years. Teachers at Sugar Grove Academy, numbering 43 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 4.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, Edison Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, six teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers. Sugar Grove Academy has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Edison Middle School there are 25 female teachers and 11 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three 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 ten more working as school support staff.

At Sugar Grove Academy there are 30 female teachers and 13 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by three teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.