Compare Marine Creek Middle School with Wayside 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, Wayside Middle School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 82 in student achievement, 80 in school progress, 76 in closing performance gaps and 80 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 Marine Creek Middle School and Wayside Middle School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.

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 Wayside Middle School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 46.84%, followed by Hispanics (35.53%), African Americans (9.99%), Two or More Races (5.28%), Asians (2.17%) and Native Americans (0.19%).

Based on household incomes, Marine Creek Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 55.57% compared to 35.06% at Wayside 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 8.29% at Wayside 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 Wayside Middle School with 8.01% bilingual students, 12.25% gifted and talented students and 15.55% 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 Wayside Middle School, numbering 59 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 6.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.4 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. Wayside Middle School has two teachers 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, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 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 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 Wayside Middle School there are 46 female teachers and 13 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and nine more working as school support staff.