Compare Killough Middle School with Albright Middle School

Killough 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 77 in student achievement, 90 in school progress and 88 in closing performance gaps. It scored 89 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, Albright Middle School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 81 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 90 in closing performance gaps and 91 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. Killough Middle School'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. Albright Middle School’s five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Killough Middle School is Hispanics who make up nearly 66.08% of student population, followed by African Americans (17.46%), Asians (12.34%), Whites or Caucasians (2.87%), Native Americans (1.00%) and Two or More Races (0.25%).

The student population at Albright Middle School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 41.95%, followed by African Americans (36.76%), Asians (15.38%), Whites or Caucasians (4.11%), Native Americans (0.98%) and Two or More Races (0.72%).

Based on household incomes, Killough Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 82.92% compared to 77.37% at Albright 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, Killough Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 45.26% of its student population compared to 25.49% at Albright Middle School.

In addition, Killough Middle School has 45.14% bilingual students, 9.98% are in the gifted and talented program, while 11.10% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Albright Middle School with 25.49% bilingual students, 11.36% gifted and talented students and 8.50% students in the special education program.

Killough Middle School's 67 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 10.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13 years. Teachers at Albright Middle School, numbering 84 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 9.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.9 years.

Of its teaching staff, Killough Middle School has four teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 25 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Albright Middle School has five teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 27 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 23 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 20 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Killough Middle School there are 43 female teachers and 23 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by 13 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and 11 more working as school support staff.

At Albright Middle School there are 68 female teachers and 16 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 12 teachers are aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.