Compare Ereckson Middle School with W E Pete Ford Middle School

Ereckson Middle School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) 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 94 in student achievement, 94 in school progress and 96 in closing performance gaps. It scored 95 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, W E Pete Ford Middle School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 91 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 97 in closing performance gaps and 93 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.

Both schools garnered only three distinction designations or awards for performance. For Ereckson Middle School these are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), post-secondary and with 25% student progress while W E Pete Ford Middle School secured in Social Studies, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Ereckson Middle School. They make up for 38.77% of student population, followed by Asians (31.21%), Hispanics (14.41%), African Americans (9.87%), Two or More Races (5.25%) and Native Americans (0.24%).

The student population at W E Pete Ford Middle School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 39.79%, followed by African Americans (19.24%), Hispanics (18.89%), Asians (14.29%), Two or More Races (6.97%) and Native Americans (0.71%).

Based on household incomes, the Ereckson Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 14.81% compared to 26.92% at W E Pete Ford 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, Ereckson Middle School has a higher number of English Language Learners comprising 7.25% of its student population compared to 9.68% at W E Pete Ford Middle School.

Ereckson Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 7.09%, gifted and talented students, 20.54%, while 11.70% are in the special education program. W E Pete Ford Middle School bilingual students comprise 9.33%, gifted and talented students, 10.15%, and 15.35% are in the special education program.

Ereckson Middle School's 72 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14.2 years. Teachers at W E Pete Ford Middle School, numbering 52 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 8.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, Ereckson Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has 23 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 25 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. W E Pete Ford Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has 13 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, including three beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Ereckson Middle School there are 48 female teachers and 23 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.

At W E Pete Ford Middle School there are 32 female teachers and 20 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by ten teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and nine more working as school support staff.