Compare Frankford Middle School with Renner Middle School

Frankford 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 83 in student achievement, 89 in school progress and 87 in closing performance gaps. It scored 88 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, Renner Middle School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 91 in student achievement, 84 in school progress, 80 in closing performance gaps and 88 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. Frankford Middle School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Renner Middle School’s only distinction designation is in Mathematics.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Frankford Middle School. They make up for 33.09% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (29.09%), African Americans (26.52%), Asians (5.65%), Two or More Races (5.14%) and Native Americans (0.41%).

The student population at Renner Middle School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 30.37%, followed by Hispanics (28.31%), Asians (20.53%), African Americans (16.51%), Two or More Races (4.11%) and Native Americans (0.17%).

Based on household incomes, Frankford Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 43.06% compared to 26.43% at Renner 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, Frankford Middle School has 217 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 22.30% of student population. Renner Middle School has slightly more ELLs at 230 or about 19.67% of student population.

In addition, Frankford Middle School has 21.89% bilingual students, 13.26% are in the gifted and talented program, while 13.46% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Renner Middle School with 19.42% bilingual students, 20.02% gifted and talented students and 8.55% students in the special education program.

Frankford Middle School's 64 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.7 years. Teachers at Renner Middle School, numbering 74 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 5.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, Frankford Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 17 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 22 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers. Renner Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 20 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 24 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 16 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Frankford Middle School there are 48 female teachers and 16 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by seven teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

At Renner Middle School there are 56 female teachers and 17 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by six teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.