Compare Sam Tasby Middle School with Thomas C Marsh 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, Thomas C Marsh Middle School also earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 69 in student achievement, 80 in school progress, 74 in closing performance gaps and 76 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.

Sam Tasby Middle School's one out of seven distinction is in Mathematics. Thomas C Marsh Middle School did not earn any distinction.

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.

At Thomas C Marsh Middle School, Hispanics make up 93.69% of student population, followed by African Americans (3.56%), Whites or Caucasians (1.26%), Two or More Races (0.57%), Asians (0.46%) and Native Americans (0.46%).

Based on household incomes, Sam Tasby Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 96.50% compared to 92.19% at Thomas C Marsh 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 557 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 72.24% of student population. Thomas C Marsh Middle School has significantly more ELLs at 666 or about 76.46% of student population.

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 Thomas C Marsh Middle School with 71.18% bilingual students, 18.71% gifted and talented students and 14.35% 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 Thomas C Marsh Middle School, numbering 65 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 4.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 6.2 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. Thomas C Marsh Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 33 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 11 beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Sam Tasby Middle School there are 34 female teachers and 25 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by seven teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

At Thomas C Marsh Middle School there are 44 female teachers and 21 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by seven teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.