Compare Killian Middle School with Shadow Ridge 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, Shadow Ridge Middle School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 93 in student achievement, 93 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 95 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. Shadow Ridge Middle School’s four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

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%).

The student population at Shadow Ridge Middle School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 48.02%, followed by Asians (30.74%), Hispanics (13.47%), African Americans (3.65%), Two or More Races (3.65%) and Native Americans (0.48%).

Based on household incomes, Killian Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 27.40% compared to 8.87% at Shadow Ridge 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 a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 17.52% of its student population compared to 7.92% at Shadow Ridge Middle School.

In addition, Killian Middle School has 17.33% bilingual students, 20.04% are in the gifted and talented program, while 12.68% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Shadow Ridge Middle School with 7.45% bilingual students, 20.13% gifted and talented students and 14.74% students 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 Shadow Ridge Middle School, numbering 45 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 9.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.6 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. Shadow Ridge Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six 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 Shadow Ridge Middle School there are 37 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by six 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.