Compare W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy with E B Comstock Middle School

W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89) 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 78 in student achievement, 88 in school progress and 85 in closing performance gaps. It scored 84 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, E B Comstock Middle School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 55 in student achievement, 69 in school progress, 71 in closing performance gaps and 72 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.

W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy's three out of seven distinctions are in Social Studies, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. E B Comstock Middle School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy is Hispanics who make up nearly 90.21% of student population, followed by African Americans (5.99%), Whites or Caucasians (2.86%), Native Americans (0.53%) and Two or More Races (0.40%). There is no Asians student in the school.

At E B Comstock Middle School, Hispanics make up 70.53% of student population, followed by African Americans (27.47%), Whites or Caucasians (1.20%), Two or More Races (0.53%), Asians (0.13%) and Native Americans (0.13%).

Based on household incomes, the W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 79.49% compared to 99.73% at E B Comstock 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, W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 48.74% of its student population compared to 54.27% at E B Comstock Middle School.

W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy’s bilingual students comprise 44.54%, gifted and talented students, 29.89%, while 8.12% are in the special education program. E B Comstock Middle School bilingual students comprise 49.20%, gifted and talented students, 13.60%, and 15.20% are in the special education program.

W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy's 103 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.5 years. Teachers at E B Comstock Middle School, numbering 51 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 5.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 23 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 18 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 44 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including eight beginning teachers. E B Comstock Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 19 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers.

W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy has seven special education teachers assisted by 4 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. E B Comstock Middle School has ten special education teachers and 10 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.