Compare Pease Middle School with Jefferson Middle School

Pease Middle School earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) 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 60 in student achievement, 79 in school progress and 73 in closing performance gaps. It scored 77 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, Jefferson Middle School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 80 in student achievement, 84 in school progress, 83 in closing performance gaps and 84 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.

Pease Middle School's one out of seven distinction is in with 25% student progress. Jefferson Middle School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Pease Middle School is Hispanics who make up nearly 82.35% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (7.18%), African Americans (6.38%), Two or More Races (2.39%), Asians (1.14%) and Native Americans (0.34%).

At Jefferson Middle School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 65.77% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (22.69%), African Americans (4.98%), Two or More Races (3.64%), Asians (2.21%) and Native Americans (0.32%).

Based on household incomes, Pease Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 78.82% compared to 35.18% at Jefferson 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, 10.48% of students at Pease Middle School are English Language Learners (ELL). On the other hand, Jefferson Middle School’s ELL comprise 7.27% of the school’s student population.

In addition, Pease Middle School has 8.31% bilingual students, 5.92% are in the gifted and talented program, while 15.83% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Jefferson Middle School with 6.09% bilingual students, 9.96% gifted and talented students and 15.42% students in the special education program.

Pease Middle School's 62 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.3 years. Teachers at Jefferson Middle School, numbering 78 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 10.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, Pease Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 21 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 14 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Jefferson Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has 19 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 27 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 21 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 Pease Middle School there are 41 female teachers and 20 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by six teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and 12 more working as school support staff.

At Jefferson Middle School there are 63 female teachers and 15 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by three teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.