Compare Schimelpfenig Middle School with C M Rice Middle School

Schimelpfenig 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 94 in student achievement, 90 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 96 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, C M Rice Middle School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 96 in student achievement, 93 in school progress, 98 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. Schimelpfenig Middle School bagged all seven distinction awards in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. C M Rice 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.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Schimelpfenig Middle School. They make up for 44.75% of student population, followed by Asians (29.75%), Hispanics (13.38%), African Americans (7.13%) and Two or More Races (5.00%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At C M Rice Middle School, Asians make up 66.24% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (17.68%), Hispanics (7.56%), African Americans (5.32%) and Two or More Races (3.19%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Schimelpfenig Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 19.25% compared to 11.50% at C M Rice 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, Schimelpfenig Middle School has 69 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 8.63% of student population. C M Rice Middle School has more ELLs at 79 or about 8.41% of student population.

In addition, Schimelpfenig Middle School has 8.38% bilingual students, 30.13% are in the gifted and talented program, while 10.88% are in the special education program. This stacks up against C M Rice Middle School with 8.20% bilingual students, 47.60% gifted and talented students and 6.18% students in the special education program.

Schimelpfenig Middle School's 53 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.9 years. Teachers at C M Rice Middle School, numbering 56 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 9.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, Schimelpfenig Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 18 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. C M Rice Middle School no teacher 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, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Schimelpfenig Middle School there are 38 female teachers and 15 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine 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 six more working as school support staff.

At C M Rice Middle School there are 40 female teachers and 16 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight 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 six more working as school support staff.