Compare Thomas C Marsh Middle School with Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy

Thomas C Marsh Middle School earned 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 69 in student achievement, 80 in school progress and 74 in closing performance gaps. It scored 76 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, Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 74 in student achievement, 84 in school progress, 73 in closing performance gaps and 80 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.

Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy's three out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Social Studies and post-secondary. Thomas C Marsh Middle School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Thomas C Marsh Middle School is Hispanics who make up nearly 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%).

At Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy, Hispanics make up 66.91% of student population, followed by African Americans (27.50%), Whites or Caucasians (3.24%), Two or More Races (1.18%) and Asians (1.03%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Thomas C Marsh Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 92.19% compared to 85.59% at Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy.

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, Thomas C Marsh Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 76.46% of its student population compared to 42.65% at Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy.

In addition, Thomas C Marsh Middle School has 71.18% bilingual students, 18.71% are in the gifted and talented program, while 14.35% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy with 39.85% bilingual students, 36.76% gifted and talented students and 10.59% students in the special education program.

Thomas C Marsh Middle School's 65 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 4.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 6.2 years. Teachers at Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy, numbering 45 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 4.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 6.4 years.

Of its teaching staff, 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. Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 18 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including eight beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. 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.

At Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy there are 27 female teachers and 18 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by four 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.