Compare Lake Olympia Middle School with Ronald Thornton 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, Ronald Thornton Middle School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 84 in student achievement, 77 in school progress, 76 in closing performance gaps and 82 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 Ronald Thornton 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 Ronald Thornton Middle School is also predominantly by African Americans at 31.56%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (29.64%), Hispanics (26.43%), Asians (6.83%), Two or More Races (4.99%) and Native Americans (0.41%).

Based on household incomes, Lake Olympia Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 69.50% compared to 37.02% at Ronald Thornton 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 a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 19.00% of its student population compared to 11.20% at Ronald Thornton Middle School.

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 Ronald Thornton Middle School with 10.72% bilingual students, 6.42% gifted and talented students and 10.18% 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 Ronald Thornton Middle School, numbering 74 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 6.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10 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. Ronald Thornton Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has eight 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 22 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 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 Ronald Thornton Middle School there are 51 female teachers and 22 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by eight teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.