Compare Indian Springs Middle School with Hillwood Middle School

Indian Springs 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 91 in student achievement, 89 in school progress and 94 in closing performance gaps. It scored 92 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, Hillwood Middle School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 84 in student achievement, 85 in school progress, 76 in closing performance gaps and 82 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.

Distinction Designations for Indian Springs Middle School and Hillwood Middle School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Indian Springs Middle School is Whites or Caucasians who make up nearly 66.16% of student population, followed by Hispanics (16.05%), Asians (8.95%), Two or More Races (4.59%), African Americans (3.82%) and Native Americans (0.33%).

The student population at Hillwood Middle School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 49.72%, followed by Hispanics (24.49%), African Americans (12.77%), Asians (7.49%), Two or More Races (4.88%) and Native Americans (0.41%).

Based on household incomes, the Indian Springs Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 12.88% compared to 28.97% at Hillwood 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, Indian Springs Middle School has 36 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 3.93% of student population. Hillwood Middle School has significantly more ELLs at 91 or about 7.40% of student population.

Indian Springs Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 3.82%, gifted and talented students, 15.94%, while 9.83% are in the special education program. Hillwood Middle School bilingual students comprise 7.08%, gifted and talented students, 8.87%, and 12.86% are in the special education program.

Indian Springs Middle School's 68 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.1 years. Teachers at Hillwood Middle School, numbering 91 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 6.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, Indian Springs Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has 13 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 23 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 14 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Hillwood Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has 11 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 25 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 20 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 27 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 Indian Springs Middle School there are 56 female teachers and 12 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by eight 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 Hillwood Middle School there are 68 female teachers and 23 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 13 special education teachers are being assisted by nine teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and nine more working as school support staff.