Compare Roach Middle School with Fowler Middle School

Roach 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 93 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 96 in closing performance gaps. It scored 94 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, Fowler Middle School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 96 in student achievement, 95 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. Roach Middle School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Social Studies and with 25% student progress. Fowler Middle School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Roach Middle School. They make up for 33.48% of student population, followed by Asians (33.15%), African Americans (14.64%), Hispanics (12.27%), Two or More Races (5.38%) and Native Americans (1.08%).

At Fowler Middle School, Asians are the biggest group, comprising 64.69% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (16.10%), African Americans (7.58%), Hispanics (7.17%), Two or More Races (3.32%) and Native Americans (1.14%).

Based on household incomes, Roach Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 15.61% compared to 10.07% at Fowler 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, Roach Middle School has 26 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 2.80% of student population. Fowler Middle School has significantly more ELLs at 54 or about 5.61% of student population.

In addition, Roach Middle School has 2.80% bilingual students, 14.42% are in the gifted and talented program, while 9.47% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Fowler Middle School with 5.50% bilingual students, 26.58% gifted and talented students and 7.17% students in the special education program.

Roach Middle School's 62 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.5 years. Teachers at Fowler Middle School, numbering 70 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 6.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10 years.

Of its teaching staff, Roach Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 19 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Fowler Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 24 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 14 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 25 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Roach Middle School there are 46 female teachers and 16 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by four 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 Fowler Middle School there are 54 female teachers and 16 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by six 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.