Compare Marine Creek Middle School with Highland Middle School

Marine Creek 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 72 in student achievement, 79 in school progress and 73 in closing performance gaps. It scored 77 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, Highland Middle School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 79 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 83 in closing performance gaps and 87 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.

Highland Middle School's three out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Marine Creek Middle School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Marine Creek Middle School. They make up for 49.81% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (25.75%), African Americans (17.64%), Two or More Races (3.30%), Asians (2.83%) and Native Americans (0.38%).

The student population at Highland Middle School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 42.46%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (31.61%), African Americans (14.29%), Asians (6.88%), Two or More Races (4.50%) and Native Americans (0.13%).

Based on household incomes, Marine Creek Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 55.57% compared to 49.21% at Highland 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, Marine Creek Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 16.32% of its student population compared to 17.99% at Highland Middle School.

In addition, Marine Creek Middle School has 15.57% bilingual students, 6.60% are in the gifted and talented program, while 13.58% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Highland Middle School with 17.20% bilingual students, 8.86% gifted and talented students and 16.27% students in the special education program.

Marine Creek Middle School's 66 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 3.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.7 years. Teachers at Highland Middle School, numbering 58 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 6.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13 years.

Of its teaching staff, Marine Creek Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has 12 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 20 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Highland Middle School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 12 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Marine Creek Middle School there are 48 female teachers and 17 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by ten teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.

At Highland Middle School there are 43 female teachers and 14 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, ten 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 seven more working as school support staff.