Compare Sam Tasby Middle School with T W Browne Middle School

Sam Tasby Middle School was accorded 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 65 in student achievement, 81 in school progress and 75 in closing performance gaps. It scored 78 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, T W Browne Middle School also earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 62 in student achievement, 77 in school progress, 73 in closing performance gaps and 77 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.

Both schools garnered only one distinction designation or award for performance. For Sam Tasby Middle School this is in Mathematics while T W Browne Middle School secured one for Social Studies.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Sam Tasby Middle School. They make up for 63.55% of student population, followed by African Americans (22.83%), Asians (9.73%), Whites or Caucasians (2.59%) and Two or More Races (1.30%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

The student population at T W Browne Middle School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 51.84%, followed by African Americans (44.49%), Whites or Caucasians (2.65%), Two or More Races (0.61%) and Native Americans (0.41%). There is no Asians student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Sam Tasby Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 96.50% compared to 97.14% at T W Browne 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, Sam Tasby Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 72.24% of its student population compared to 35.71% at T W Browne Middle School.

In addition, Sam Tasby Middle School has 68.87% bilingual students, 10.77% are in the gifted and talented program, while 14.27% are in the special education program. This stacks up against T W Browne Middle School with 32.86% bilingual students, 11.02% gifted and talented students and 20.00% students in the special education program.

Sam Tasby Middle School's 59 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.1 years. Teachers at T W Browne Middle School, numbering 36 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 8.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Sam Tasby Middle School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 24 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers. T W Browne Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.

Sam Tasby Middle School has six special education teachers assisted by 7 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. T W Browne Middle School has eight special education teachers and 6 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.