Compare Quail Valley Middle School with Fort Settlement Middle School

Quail Valley 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 91 in student achievement, 90 in school progress and 85 in closing performance gaps. It scored 89 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, Fort Settlement Middle School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 96 in student achievement, 92 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. Quail Valley Middle School’s six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary and with 25% student progress. Fort Settlement Middle School'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, Asians comprise the biggest group at Quail Valley Middle School. They make up for 35.09% of student population, followed by African Americans (31.67%), Hispanics (18.15%), Whites or Caucasians (11.02%), Two or More Races (3.61%) and Native Americans (0.37%).

At Fort Settlement Middle School, Asians are the biggest group, comprising 62.53% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (17.91%), Hispanics (7.94%), African Americans (6.86%), Two or More Races (4.12%) and Native Americans (0.65%).

Based on household incomes, Quail Valley Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 40.74% compared to 13.50% at Fort Settlement 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, Quail Valley Middle School has 56 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 5.19% of student population. Fort Settlement Middle School has significantly more ELLs at 114 or about 8.23% of student population.

Quail Valley Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 4.44%, gifted and talented students, 50.37%, while 9.26% are in the special education program. Fort Settlement Middle School bilingual students comprise 7.58%, gifted and talented students, 19.93%, and 7.15% are in the special education program.

Quail Valley Middle School's 59 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.5 years. Teachers at Fort Settlement Middle School, numbering 72 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 9.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.1 years.

Of its teaching staff, Quail Valley Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 23 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 16 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Fort Settlement Middle School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 17 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 19 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 20 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 Quail Valley Middle School there are 39 female teachers and 20 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven 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 seven more working as school support staff.

At Fort Settlement Middle School there are 53 female teachers and 19 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by nine teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.