Compare Stafford Middle School with Trent Middle School

Stafford 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 91 in student achievement, 90 in school progress and 98 in closing performance gaps. It scored 93 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, Trent Middle School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 92 in student achievement, 88 in school progress, 93 in closing performance gaps and 92 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.

Distinction Designations for Stafford Middle School and Trent Middle School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Stafford Middle School. They make up for 34.77% of student population, followed by Asians (26.05%), African Americans (18.49%), Hispanics (14.60%), Two or More Races (5.15%) and Native Americans (0.74%).

The student population at Trent Middle School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 38.18%, followed by Asians (30.20%), African Americans (13.55%), Hispanics (12.49%), Two or More Races (4.96%) and Native Americans (0.44%).

Based on household incomes, Stafford Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 14.50% compared to 8.95% at Trent 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, Stafford Middle School has 44 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 4.62% of student population. Trent Middle School has slightly more ELLs at 57 or about 5.05% of student population.

In addition, Stafford Middle School has 4.62% bilingual students, 10.40% are in the gifted and talented program, while 12.71% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Trent Middle School with 5.05% bilingual students, 13.37% gifted and talented students and 11.60% students in the special education program.

Stafford Middle School's 68 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.9 years. Teachers at Trent Middle School, numbering 73 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 6.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, Stafford Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has 13 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 21 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 18 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Trent Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 25 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 18 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 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 Stafford Middle School there are 51 female teachers and 16 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by five 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.

At Trent Middle School there are 51 female teachers and 21 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by six 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.