Compare Memorial Middle School with Westchester Academy For International Studies

Memorial Middle School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) 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 95 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and 98 in closing performance gaps. It scored 96 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, Westchester Academy For International Studies also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 94 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 96 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. Memorial Middle School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics and post-secondary. Westchester Academy For International Studies's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Memorial Middle School. They make up for 57.70% of student population, followed by Asians (20.74%), Hispanics (15.70%), Two or More Races (4.00%), African Americans (1.70%) and Native Americans (0.07%).

At Westchester Academy For International Studies, Hispanics make up 68.36% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (17.09%), Asians (7.85%), African Americans (3.46%), Two or More Races (3.00%) and Native Americans (0.23%).

Based on household incomes, the Memorial Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 9.19% compared to 57.97% at Westchester Academy For International Studies.

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, Memorial Middle School has 112 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 8.30% of student population. Westchester Academy For International Studies has significantly more ELLs at 192 or about 22.17% of student population.

Memorial Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 7.93%, gifted and talented students, 33.19%, while 5.78% are in the special education program. Westchester Academy For International Studies bilingual students comprise 27.83%, gifted and talented students, 22.29%, and 3.23% are in the special education program.

Memorial Middle School's 75 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 10.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14.5 years. Teachers at Westchester Academy For International Studies, numbering 72 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 7.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Memorial Middle School has four teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 15 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 28 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Westchester Academy For International Studies has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 25 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 17 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 16 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 Memorial Middle School there are 59 female teachers and 16 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 51 special education teachers are being assisted by six teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.

At Westchester Academy For International Studies there are 56 female teachers and 16 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by one teacher only aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and 11 more working as school support staff.