Compare Northbrook Middle School with Cornerstone Academy

Northbrook 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 70 in student achievement, 81 in school progress and 77 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, Cornerstone Academy performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 96 in student achievement, 93 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 97 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. Northbrook Middle School’s only distinction designation is in Post-Secondary. Cornerstone Academy's seven out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Northbrook Middle School is Hispanics who make up nearly 94.32% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (2.95%), African Americans (1.14%), Two or More Races (0.68%), Asians (0.45%) and Native Americans (0.45%).

The student population at Cornerstone Academy is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 48.25%, followed by Hispanics (32.35%), Asians (13.48%), Two or More Races (4.58%), African Americans (1.08%) and Native Americans (0.27%).

Based on household incomes, Northbrook Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 94.44% compared to 21.02% at Cornerstone Academy.

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, Northbrook Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 74.23% of its student population compared to 11.05% at Cornerstone Academy.

In addition, Northbrook Middle School has 73.89% bilingual students, 5.33% are in the gifted and talented program, while 14.07% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Cornerstone Academy with 11.05% bilingual students, 35.58% gifted and talented students and 4.85% students in the special education program.

Northbrook Middle School's 47 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 2.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 6.7 years. Teachers at Cornerstone Academy, numbering 27 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 6.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Northbrook Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 20 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Cornerstone Academy has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, four teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Northbrook Middle School there are 30 female teachers and 17 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by eight teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.

At Cornerstone Academy there are 23 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one teacher is aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and one more working as school support staff.