Compare Labay Middle School with Goodson Middle School

Labay 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 83 in student achievement, 90 in school progress and 87 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, Goodson Middle School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 92 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 89 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. Labay Middle School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Goodson Middle School’s four out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science, post-secondary and with 25% student progress.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Labay Middle School. They make up for 51.17% of student population, followed by African Americans (23.16%), Whites or Caucasians (15.14%), Asians (6.56%), Two or More Races (2.83%) and Native Americans (1.13%).

The student population at Goodson Middle School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 37.11%, followed by Hispanics (32.98%), African Americans (15.79%), Asians (10.76%), Two or More Races (2.87%) and Native Americans (0.42%).

Based on household incomes, Labay Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 69.31% compared to 38.92% at Goodson 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, Labay Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 15.87% of its student population compared to 6.22% at Goodson Middle School.

In addition, Labay Middle School has 14.25% bilingual students, 6.64% are in the gifted and talented program, while 13.20% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Goodson Middle School with 5.59% bilingual students, 12.44% gifted and talented students and 9.92% students in the special education program.

Labay Middle School's 80 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10 years. Teachers at Goodson Middle School, numbering 79 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 10.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, Labay Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 23 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 14 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 26 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven beginning teachers. Goodson Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has 18 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 29 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 17 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 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 Labay Middle School there are 60 female teachers and 19 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by 14 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and 15 more working as school support staff.

At Goodson Middle School there are 57 female teachers and 22 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, ten special education teachers are being assisted by 16 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.