Compare Murphy Middle School with Armstrong Middle School

Murphy 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 94 in student achievement, 90 in school progress and 96 in closing performance gaps. It scored 95 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, Armstrong Middle School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 72 in student achievement, 80 in school progress, 77 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.

Murphy Middle School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies and post-secondary. Armstrong Middle School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Murphy Middle School. They make up for 39.73% of student population, followed by Asians (33.94%), Hispanics (12.17%), African Americans (8.94%), Two or More Races (4.94%) and Native Americans (0.19%).

At Armstrong Middle School, Hispanics make up 66.23% of student population, followed by African Americans (15.10%), Whites or Caucasians (12.82%), Asians (3.57%) and Two or More Races (2.27%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Murphy Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 17.30% compared to 63.64% at Armstrong 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, Murphy Middle School has 80 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 7.60% of student population. Armstrong Middle School has significantly more ELLs at 270 or about 43.83% of student population.

Murphy Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 7.13%, gifted and talented students, 23.95%, while 10.55% are in the special education program. Armstrong Middle School bilingual students comprise 43.34%, gifted and talented students, 10.23%, and 16.40% are in the special education program.

Murphy Middle School's 64 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 9.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.6 years. Teachers at Armstrong Middle School, numbering 50 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 7.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10 years.

Of its teaching staff, Murphy Middle School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 14 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 19 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Armstrong Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 15 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 Murphy Middle School there are 47 female teachers and 17 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 11 special education teachers are being assisted by eight teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.

At Armstrong Middle School there are 39 female teachers and 11 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 11 special education teachers are being assisted by five 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.