Compare Hamilton Middle School with West Briar Middle School

Hamilton 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 79 in student achievement, 90 in school progress and 82 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, West Briar Middle School also 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.

It is in this area where the two schools differ. Hamilton Middle School’s four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. 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.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Hamilton Middle School is Hispanics who make up nearly 88.36% of student population, followed by African Americans (7.07%), Whites or Caucasians (3.26%), Two or More Races (0.76%) and Asians (0.54%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

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, Hamilton Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 85.42% 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, Hamilton Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 29.71% of its student population compared to 17.64% at West Briar Middle School.

Hamilton Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 31.88%, gifted and talented students, 32.97%, while 10.01% are in the special education program. West Briar Middle School bilingual students comprise 17.01%, gifted and talented students, 25.43%, and 6.62% are in the special education program.

Hamilton Middle School's 51 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.7 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, Hamilton Middle School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three 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.

Hamilton Middle School has two special education teachers assisted by 2 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. West Briar Middle School has six special education teachers and 5 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.