Compare Hartman Middle School with Black Middle School

Hartman Middle School earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) 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 60 in student achievement, 74 in school progress and 74 in closing performance gaps. It scored 74 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, Black Middle School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 86 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 86 in closing performance gaps and 90 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.

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

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Hartman Middle School is Hispanics who make up nearly 74.73% of student population, followed by African Americans (23.43%), Whites or Caucasians (0.77%), Two or More Races (0.68%) and Native Americans (0.29%). There is no Asians student in the school.

At Black Middle School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 59.52% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (24.46%), African Americans (12.69%), Two or More Races (2.24%), Asians (1.01%) and Native Americans (0.08%).

Based on household incomes, Hartman Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 96.13% compared to 56.19% at Black 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, Hartman Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 48.11% of its student population compared to 19.81% at Black Middle School.

In addition, Hartman Middle School has 45.50% bilingual students, 9.29% are in the gifted and talented program, while 10.65% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Black Middle School with 21.98% bilingual students, 33.82% gifted and talented students and 10.14% students in the special education program.

Hartman Middle School's 64 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.3 years. Teachers at Black Middle School, numbering 72 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, Hartman Middle School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 15 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 12 beginning teachers. Black Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 19 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 20 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 21 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Hartman Middle School there are 46 female teachers and 18 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by four teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.

At Black Middle School there are 40 female teachers and 31 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by six teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.