Compare Schimelpfenig Middle School with Wilson 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, Wilson Middle School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 82 in student achievement, 83 in school progress, 76 in closing performance gaps and 81 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. Wilson Middle School’s only distinction designation is in Read/ELA.

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.

The student population at Wilson Middle School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 39.07%, followed by Hispanics (33.26%), African Americans (17.09%), Two or More Races (5.00%), Asians (4.88%) and Native Americans (0.70%).

Based on household incomes, the Schimelpfenig Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 19.25% compared to 39.42% at Wilson 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. Wilson Middle School has significantly more ELLs at 158 or about 18.37% of student population.

Schimelpfenig Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 8.38%, gifted and talented students, 30.13%, while 10.88% are in the special education program. Wilson Middle School bilingual students comprise 17.91%, gifted and talented students, 14.42%, and 16.16% are 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 Wilson Middle School, numbering 60 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 7.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.4 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. Wilson Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has 11 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four 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 Wilson Middle School there are 47 female teachers and 13 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 13 special education teachers are being assisted by six 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.