Compare Forest Brook Middle School with West Briar Middle School

Forest Brook Middle School not rated a State accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365 (Not Rated per SB 1365) 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 52 in student achievement, 60 in school progress and 59 in closing performance gaps. It scored 59 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, West Briar Middle School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 83 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 77 in closing performance gaps and 85 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.

West Briar Middle School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science, Social Studies, post-secondary and with 25% student progress. Forest Brook Middle School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, African Americans comprise the biggest group at Forest Brook Middle School. They make up for 56.74% of student population, followed by Hispanics (40.30%), Whites or Caucasians (1.62%), Two or More Races (0.81%), Asians (0.27%) and Native Americans (0.27%).

The student population at West Briar Middle School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 36.71%, followed by African Americans (33.57%), Whites or Caucasians (18.89%), Asians (8.77%), Two or More Races (1.79%) and Native Americans (0.27%).

Based on household incomes, Forest Brook Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 98.52% compared to 63.56% at West Briar 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, Forest Brook Middle School has 186 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 25.07% of student population. West Briar Middle School has slightly more ELLs at 197 or about 17.64% of student population.

In addition, Forest Brook Middle School has 23.99% bilingual students, 2.56% are in the gifted and talented program, while 13.21% are in the special education program. This stacks up against West Briar Middle School with 17.01% bilingual students, 25.43% gifted and talented students and 6.62% students in the special education program.

Forest Brook Middle School's 36 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.4 years. Teachers at West Briar Middle School, numbering 61 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 4.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, Forest Brook Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. West Briar Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 23 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including eight beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Forest Brook Middle School there are 20 female teachers and 16 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by four 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 West Briar Middle School there are 37 female teachers and 23 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by five teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.