Compare Smithfield Middle School with Richland Middle School

Smithfield 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, 93 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 95 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, Richland Middle School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 76 in student achievement, 86 in school progress, 76 in closing performance gaps and 83 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. Smithfield 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. Richland Middle School’s three out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Social Studies and post-secondary.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Smithfield Middle School is Whites or Caucasians who make up nearly 66.59% of student population, followed by Hispanics (18.52%), African Americans (6.17%), Asians (4.84%), Two or More Races (3.27%) and Native Americans (0.48%).

The student population at Richland Middle School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 50.15%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (22.32%), African Americans (20.95%), Two or More Races (4.43%), Asians (1.07%) and Native Americans (0.76%).

Based on household incomes, the Smithfield Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 25.18% compared to 78.59% at Richland 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, Smithfield Middle School has 50 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 6.05% of student population. Richland Middle School has significantly more ELLs at 179 or about 27.37% of student population.

Smithfield Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 5.93%, gifted and talented students, 18.89%, while 9.56% are in the special education program. Richland Middle School bilingual students comprise 26.91%, gifted and talented students, 6.27%, and 15.14% are in the special education program.

Smithfield Middle School's 50 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.3 years. Teachers at Richland Middle School, numbering 46 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 5.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, Smithfield Middle School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Richland Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 16 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 Smithfield Middle School there are 39 female teachers and ten male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by ten teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.

At Richland Middle School there are 33 female teachers and 13 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by ten 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.