Compare Murphy Middle School with Robinson 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, Robinson Middle School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 93 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 93 in closing performance gaps and 93 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. Murphy Middle School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies and post-secondary. Robinson Middle School’s four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Social Studies and post-secondary.

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%).

The student population at Robinson Middle School is also predominantly by Asians at 36.37%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (30.16%), Hispanics (15.93%), African Americans (11.92%), Two or More Races (4.91%) and Native Americans (0.50%).

Based on household incomes, the Murphy Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 17.30% compared to 21.44% at Robinson 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. Robinson Middle School has more ELLs at 81 or about 8.12% of student population.

In addition, Murphy Middle School has 7.13% bilingual students, 23.95% are in the gifted and talented program, while 10.55% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Robinson Middle School with 7.92% bilingual students, 26.55% gifted and talented students and 9.12% students 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 Robinson Middle School, numbering 58 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 8.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.6 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. Robinson Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 20 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 15 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including eight 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 Robinson Middle School there are 40 female teachers and 18 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, ten special education teachers are being assisted by five teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.