Compare Energized For Stem Academy Middle School with Ortiz Middle School

Energized For Stem Academy 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 74 in student achievement, 93 in school progress and 80 in closing performance gaps. It scored 89 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, Ortiz Middle School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 70 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 82 in closing performance gaps and 87 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. Energized For Stem Academy Middle School’s four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science and with 25% student progress. Ortiz Middle School's five out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Energized For Stem Academy Middle School is Hispanics who make up nearly 87.22% of student population, followed by African Americans (8.02%), Whites or Caucasians (2.76%), Asians (1.75%) and Two or More Races (0.25%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Ortiz Middle School, Hispanics make up 80.84% of student population, followed by African Americans (15.47%), Asians (1.79%), Whites or Caucasians (0.95%), Two or More Races (0.63%) and Native Americans (0.32%).

Based on household incomes, the Energized For Stem Academy Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 97.49% compared to 98.84% at Ortiz 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, Energized For Stem Academy Middle School has 292 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 73.18% of student population. Ortiz Middle School has significantly more ELLs at 483 or about 50.84% of student population.

In addition, Energized For Stem Academy Middle School has 72.68% bilingual students, 9.77% are in the gifted and talented program, while 2.76% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Ortiz Middle School with 49.26% bilingual students, 10.32% gifted and talented students and 10.21% students in the special education program.

Energized For Stem Academy Middle School's zero teacher have been working at the campus for an average of years with individual teaching experience averaging years. Teachers at Ortiz Middle School, numbering 60 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 5.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 6.9 years.

Of its teaching staff, Energized For Stem Academy Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, no teacher serving the school for 11-20 years, school has no teacher serving 6-10 years, no teacher serving the school for 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Ortiz Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 25 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including nine beginning teachers.

Energized For Stem Academy Middle School has zero special education teachers assisted by 0 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Ortiz Middle School has three special education teachers and 7 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.