Compare Lake Olympia Middle School with Christa McAuliffe Middle School

Lake Olympia Middle School earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) 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 65 in student achievement, 75 in school progress and 72 in closing performance gaps. It scored 74 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, Christa McAuliffe Middle School not rated a State accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365. The school posted 57 in student achievement, 69 in school progress, 70 in closing performance gaps and 69 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.

Distinction Designations for Lake Olympia Middle School and Christa McAuliffe Middle School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, African Americans comprise the biggest group at Lake Olympia Middle School. They make up for 55.42% of student population, followed by Hispanics (33.25%), Asians (4.83%), Two or More Races (3.17%), Whites or Caucasians (2.58%) and Native Americans (0.58%).

The student population at Christa McAuliffe Middle School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 52.58%, followed by African Americans (43.58%), Whites or Caucasians (1.80%), Two or More Races (1.56%), Native Americans (0.24%) and Asians (0.12%).

Based on household incomes, the Lake Olympia Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 69.50% compared to 94.72% at Christa McAuliffe 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, Lake Olympia Middle School has 228 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 19.00% of student population. Christa McAuliffe Middle School has significantly more ELLs at 270 or about 32.41% of student population.

In addition, Lake Olympia Middle School has 18.25% bilingual students, 0.42% are in the gifted and talented program, while 14.67% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Christa McAuliffe Middle School with 32.05% bilingual students, 0.60% gifted and talented students and 17.05% students in the special education program.

Lake Olympia Middle School's 82 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 5.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.5 years. Teachers at Christa McAuliffe Middle School, numbering 73 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 4.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, Lake Olympia Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 16 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 26 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 27 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Christa McAuliffe Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 20 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 11 beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Lake Olympia Middle School there are 53 female teachers and 29 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 21 special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.

At Christa McAuliffe Middle School there are 46 female teachers and 26 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.