Compare Kahla Middle School with Hamilton Middle School

Kahla 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 80 in student achievement, 90 in school progress and 76 in closing performance gaps. It scored 86 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, Hamilton Middle School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 92 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 94 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. Kahla Middle School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary and with 25% student progress. Hamilton Middle School’s three out of seven distinctions are in Social Studies, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Kahla Middle School. They make up for 56.42% of student population, followed by African Americans (25.06%), Asians (7.99%), Whites or Caucasians (6.69%), Two or More Races (2.31%) and Native Americans (1.38%).

The student population at Hamilton Middle School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 44.89%, followed by Hispanics (27.22%), African Americans (14.48%), Asians (9.76%), Two or More Races (3.52%) and Native Americans (0.13%).

Based on household incomes, Kahla Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 78.63% compared to 35.59% at Hamilton 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, Kahla Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 18.52% of its student population compared to 5.44% at Hamilton Middle School.

In addition, Kahla Middle School has 17.06% bilingual students, 4.07% are in the gifted and talented program, while 10.61% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Hamilton Middle School with 4.58% bilingual students, 15.54% gifted and talented students and 9.89% students in the special education program.

Kahla Middle School's 91 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 5.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.5 years. Teachers at Hamilton Middle School, numbering 80 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 11 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, Kahla Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has 12 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 19 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 35 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including ten beginning teachers. 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.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Kahla Middle School there are 65 female teachers and 26 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 12 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 13 more working as school support staff.

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.