Compare Field Middle School with Polk Middle School

Field 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 75 in student achievement, 83 in school progress and 76 in closing performance gaps. It scored 81 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, Polk Middle School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 73 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.

It is in this area where the two schools differ. Field Middle School's two out of seven distinctions are in Science and post-secondary. Except for Science, Polk Middle School earned one out of seven distinctions.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Field Middle School is Hispanics who make up nearly 81.84% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (8.67%), African Americans (6.50%), Asians (1.96%), Two or More Races (0.72%) and Native Americans (0.21%).

At Polk Middle School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 58.45% of student population, followed by African Americans (25.05%), Whites or Caucasians (9.23%), Asians (3.73%), Two or More Races (3.44%) and Native Americans (0.10%).

Based on household incomes, Field Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 76.47% compared to 74.56% at Polk 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, Field Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 45.61% of its student population compared to 36.35% at Polk Middle School.

In addition, Field Middle School has 52.22% bilingual students, 7.64% are in the gifted and talented program, while 14.55% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Polk Middle School with 34.97% bilingual students, 9.92% gifted and talented students and 15.72% students in the special education program.

Field Middle School's 74 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.9 years. Teachers at Polk Middle School, numbering 73 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 5.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, Field Middle School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 16 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 30 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including eight beginning teachers. Polk Middle School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 32 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Field Middle School there are 55 female teachers and 19 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, ten special education teachers are being assisted by 11 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 Polk Middle School there are 56 female teachers and 16 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by seven 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.