Compare Hamilton Middle School with Rowe Middle School

Hamilton 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 92 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 94 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, Rowe Middle School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 80 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 78 in closing performance gaps and 86 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. Hamilton Middle School’s three out of seven distinctions are in Social Studies, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Rowe Middle School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Hamilton Middle School. They make up for 44.89% of student population, followed by Hispanics (27.22%), African Americans (14.48%), Asians (9.76%), Two or More Races (3.52%) and Native Americans (0.13%).

At Rowe Middle School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 58.84% of student population, followed by African Americans (29.38%), Whites or Caucasians (6.70%), Asians (3.23%), Two or More Races (1.37%) and Native Americans (0.48%).

Based on household incomes, the Hamilton Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 35.59% compared to 77.80% at Rowe 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, Hamilton Middle School has 82 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 5.44% of student population. Rowe Middle School has significantly more ELLs at 211 or about 17.03% of student population.

Hamilton Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 4.58%, gifted and talented students, 15.54%, while 9.89% are in the special education program. Rowe Middle School bilingual students comprise 15.01%, gifted and talented students, 3.87%, and 9.52% are in the special education program.

Hamilton Middle School's 80 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 11 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.3 years. Teachers at Rowe Middle School, numbering 75 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 5.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.4 years.

Of its teaching staff, Hamilton Middle School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 16 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 27 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Rowe Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 23 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 23 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 Hamilton Middle School there are 62 female teachers and 18 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by 16 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and 12 more working as school support staff.

At Rowe Middle School there are 52 female teachers and 23 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by 17 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and 15 more working as school support staff.