Compare McDonald Middle School with New Middle School

McDonald 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 72 in student achievement, 82 in school progress and 74 in closing performance gaps. It scored 80 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, New Middle School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 74 in student achievement, 85 in school progress, 86 in closing performance gaps and 85 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. McDonald Middle School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Science and post-secondary. New Middle School's four out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in McDonald Middle School is Hispanics who make up nearly 72.74% of student population, followed by African Americans (16.45%), Whites or Caucasians (8.23%), Two or More Races (1.53%), Native Americans (0.71%) and Asians (0.35%).

At New Middle School, Hispanics make up 75.12% of student population, followed by African Americans (16.71%), Whites or Caucasians (6.31%), Native Americans (0.99%), Two or More Races (0.50%) and Asians (0.25%).

Based on household incomes, McDonald Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 86.60% compared to 86.39% at New 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, McDonald Middle School has 320 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 37.60% of student population. New Middle School has significantly more ELLs at 349 or about 43.19% of student population.

In addition, McDonald Middle School has 33.37% bilingual students, 10.34% are in the gifted and talented program, while 13.75% are in the special education program. This stacks up against New Middle School with 38.12% bilingual students, 12.38% gifted and talented students and 11.88% students in the special education program.

McDonald Middle School's 55 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 5.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.5 years. Teachers at New Middle School, numbering 58 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 4.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 6.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, McDonald Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, four teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 18 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 20 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers. New Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 23 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 13 beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At McDonald Middle School there are 35 female teachers and 20 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four 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 nine more working as school support staff.

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