Compare Killian Middle School with Stem Academy At Hedrick Middle School

Killian 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 92 in student achievement, 88 in school progress and 85 in closing performance gaps. It scored 90 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, Stem Academy At Hedrick Middle School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 74 in student achievement, 80 in school progress, 75 in closing performance gaps and 79 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. Killian Middle School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies and post-secondary. Stem Academy At Hedrick Middle School’s only distinction designation is in Post-Secondary.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Asians comprise the biggest group at Killian Middle School. They make up for 35.24% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (25.07%), Hispanics (24.49%), African Americans (11.81%), Two or More Races (3.29%) and Native Americans (0.10%).

At Stem Academy At Hedrick Middle School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 62.58% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (12.27%), Asians (10.89%), African Americans (10.43%), Two or More Races (3.37%) and Native Americans (0.15%).

Based on household incomes, the Killian Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 27.40% compared to 71.63% at Stem Academy At Hedrick 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, Killian Middle School has 181 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 17.52% of student population. Stem Academy At Hedrick Middle School has significantly more ELLs at 324 or about 49.69% of student population.

Killian Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 17.33%, gifted and talented students, 20.04%, while 12.68% are in the special education program. Stem Academy At Hedrick Middle School bilingual students comprise 49.39%, gifted and talented students, 10.28%, and 25.00% are in the special education program.

Killian Middle School's 64 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.8 years. Teachers at Stem Academy At Hedrick Middle School, numbering 57 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 7.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.9 years.

Of its teaching staff, Killian Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 19 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 19 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 15 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers. Stem Academy At Hedrick Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 16 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 18 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 Killian Middle School there are 51 female teachers and 13 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by ten 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 Stem Academy At Hedrick Middle School there are 44 female teachers and 13 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 18 special education teachers are being assisted by eight teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.