Compare Ortiz Middle School with Sugar Grove Academy

Ortiz 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, 89 in school progress and 82 in closing performance gaps. It scored 87 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, Sugar Grove Academy also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 55 in student achievement, 85 in school progress, 79 in closing performance gaps and 83 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. Ortiz Middle School's five out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Sugar Grove Academy’s only distinction designation is in Comparative Closing the Gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Ortiz Middle School is Hispanics who make up nearly 80.84% of student population, followed by African Americans (15.47%), Asians (1.79%), Whites or Caucasians (0.95%), Two or More Races (0.63%) and Native Americans (0.32%).

At Sugar Grove Academy, Hispanics make up 81.69% of student population, followed by African Americans (11.46%), Asians (4.61%), Whites or Caucasians (1.71%), Two or More Races (0.26%) and Native Americans (0.13%).

Based on household incomes, the Ortiz Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 98.84% compared to 98.95% at Sugar Grove 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, Ortiz Middle School has 483 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 50.84% of student population. Sugar Grove Academy has significantly more ELLs at 553 or about 72.86% of student population.

Ortiz Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 49.26%, gifted and talented students, 10.32%, while 10.21% are in the special education program. Sugar Grove Academy bilingual students comprise 71.67%, gifted and talented students, 4.22%, and 10.80% are in the special education program.

Ortiz Middle School's 60 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 5.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 6.9 years. Teachers at Sugar Grove Academy, numbering 43 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 4.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, Ortiz Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 25 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including nine beginning teachers. Sugar Grove Academy has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 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 Ortiz Middle School there are 43 female teachers and 17 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three 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 three more working as school support staff.

At Sugar Grove Academy there are 30 female teachers and 13 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by three teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.