Compare Keller Middle School with Miller Intermediate

Keller 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 65 in student achievement, 79 in school progress and 73 in closing performance gaps. It scored 77 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, Miller Intermediate performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 80 in student achievement, 92 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.

Miller Intermediate's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Keller Middle School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Keller Middle School is Hispanics who make up nearly 89.94% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (5.11%), African Americans (4.33%) and Two or More Races (0.62%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.

At Miller Intermediate, Hispanics make up 91.25% of student population, followed by African Americans (5.34%), Whites or Caucasians (2.84%), Asians (0.23%), Two or More Races (0.23%) and Native Americans (0.11%).

Based on household incomes, Keller Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 87.46% compared to 85.45% at Miller Intermediate.

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, Keller Middle School has 274 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 42.41% of student population. Miller Intermediate has significantly more ELLs at 342 or about 38.86% of student population.

Keller Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 37.77%, gifted and talented students, 9.75%, while 14.55% are in the special education program. Miller Intermediate bilingual students comprise 43.98%, gifted and talented students, 9.66%, and 10.34% are in the special education program.

Keller Middle School's 52 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.2 years. Teachers at Miller Intermediate, numbering 63 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 5.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.1 years.

Of its teaching staff, Keller Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 15 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Miller Intermediate no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 27 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 11 beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Keller Middle School there are 36 female teachers and 16 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 13 special education teachers are being assisted by 18 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.

At Miller Intermediate there are 43 female teachers and 20 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, ten special education teachers are being assisted by 16 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.