Compare Kimbrough Middle School with Agnew Middle School

Kimbrough 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 80 in student achievement, 88 in school progress and 79 in closing performance gaps. It scored 85 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, Agnew Middle School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 75 in student achievement, 83 in school progress, 72 in closing performance gaps and 80 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. Kimbrough Middle School's five out of seven distinctions are in Science, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Agnew Middle School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics and Science.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Kimbrough Middle School. They make up for 51.13% of student population, followed by African Americans (28.91%), Whites or Caucasians (13.12%), Two or More Races (3.43%), Asians (2.67%) and Native Americans (0.58%).

At Agnew Middle School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 59.26% of student population, followed by African Americans (25.69%), Whites or Caucasians (12.37%), Two or More Races (1.21%), Asians (1.12%) and Native Americans (0.35%).

Based on household incomes, the Kimbrough Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 72.10% compared to 76.47% at Agnew 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, Kimbrough Middle School has 251 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 20.97% of student population. Agnew Middle School has significantly more ELLs at 308 or about 26.64% of student population.

Kimbrough Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 19.13%, gifted and talented students, 13.70%, while 14.79% are in the special education program. Agnew Middle School bilingual students comprise 24.05%, gifted and talented students, 11.59%, and 13.24% are in the special education program.

Kimbrough Middle School's 77 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 5.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 6.9 years. Teachers at Agnew Middle School, numbering 75 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 6.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.4 years.

Of its teaching staff, Kimbrough Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four 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 38 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 12 beginning teachers. Agnew Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 19 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 14 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 28 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Kimbrough Middle School there are 57 female teachers and 20 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers 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.

At Agnew Middle School there are 51 female teachers and 23 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by eight 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.