Compare Kennedy-Curry Middle School with D A Hulcy Steam Middle School

Kennedy-Curry 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 59 in student achievement, 81 in school progress and 72 in closing performance gaps. It scored 78 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, D A Hulcy Steam Middle School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 83 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 98 in closing performance gaps and 88 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. Kennedy-Curry Middle School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and with 25% student progress. D A Hulcy Steam Middle School's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Social Studies, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, African Americans comprise the biggest group at Kennedy-Curry Middle School. They make up for 51.67% of student population, followed by Hispanics (43.92%), Two or More Races (1.98%), Whites or Caucasians (1.37%), Native Americans (0.61%) and Asians (0.46%).

At D A Hulcy Steam Middle School, Hispanics make up 66.24% of student population, followed by African Americans (31.40%), Whites or Caucasians (0.86%), Two or More Races (0.86%) and Native Americans (0.43%). There is no Asians student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Kennedy-Curry Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 91.19% compared to 89.46% at D A Hulcy Steam 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, Kennedy-Curry Middle School has 211 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 32.07% of student population. D A Hulcy Steam Middle School has significantly more ELLs at 235 or about 50.54% of student population.

In addition, Kennedy-Curry Middle School has 30.40% bilingual students, 15.05% are in the gifted and talented program, while 12.92% are in the special education program. This stacks up against D A Hulcy Steam Middle School with 47.96% bilingual students, 26.24% gifted and talented students and 5.81% students in the special education program.

Kennedy-Curry Middle School's 48 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9 years. Teachers at D A Hulcy Steam Middle School, numbering 32 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 6.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.9 years.

Of its teaching staff, Kennedy-Curry Middle School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 21 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. D A Hulcy Steam Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, five teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 15 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Kennedy-Curry Middle School there are 30 female teachers and 18 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by four teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

At D A Hulcy Steam Middle School there are 24 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by two teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.