Compare Lakeview Middle School with Huffines Middle School

Lakeview 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, 84 in school progress and 85 in closing performance gaps. It scored 84 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, Huffines Middle School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 73 in student achievement, 81 in school progress, 75 in closing performance gaps and 79 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. Lakeview Middle School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Huffines Middle School’s only distinction designation is in Read/ELA.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Lakeview Middle School. They make up for 37.61% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (32.91%), African Americans (19.44%), Two or More Races (5.56%), Asians (4.27%) and Native Americans (0.21%).

The student population at Huffines Middle School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 49.66%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (21.07%), African Americans (17.24%), Asians (7.25%), Two or More Races (4.38%) and Native Americans (0.27%).

Based on household incomes, the Lakeview Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 49.15% compared to 59.51% at Huffines 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, Lakeview Middle School has 76 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 16.24% of student population. Huffines Middle School has significantly more ELLs at 222 or about 30.37% of student population.

Lakeview Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 15.60%, gifted and talented students, 11.11%, while 20.51% are in the special education program. Huffines Middle School bilingual students comprise 30.23%, gifted and talented students, 10.40%, and 22.44% are in the special education program.

Lakeview Middle School's 52 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.3 years. Teachers at Huffines Middle School, numbering 61 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 7.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, Lakeview Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including eight beginning teachers. Huffines 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, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 24 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 Lakeview Middle School there are 42 female teachers and nine male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 15 special education teachers are being assisted by seven teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

At Huffines Middle School there are 42 female teachers and 19 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 12 special education teachers are being assisted by nine teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.