Compare West Briar Middle School with Lanier Middle School

West Briar Middle School 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 83 in student achievement, 89 in school progress and 77 in closing performance gaps. It scored 85 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, Lanier Middle School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 94 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 96 in closing performance gaps and 95 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. West Briar Middle School’s five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science, Social Studies, post-secondary and with 25% student progress. Lanier Middle School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary and with 25% student progress.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at West Briar Middle School. They make up for 36.71% of student population, followed by African Americans (33.57%), Whites or Caucasians (18.89%), Asians (8.77%), Two or More Races (1.79%) and Native Americans (0.27%).

The student population at Lanier Middle School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 31.52%, followed by Hispanics (28.69%), Asians (20.07%), African Americans (12.37%), Two or More Races (7.14%) and Native Americans (0.21%).

Based on household incomes, West Briar Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 63.56% compared to 25.58% at Lanier 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, West Briar Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 17.64% of its student population compared to 8.55% at Lanier Middle School.

In addition, West Briar Middle School has 17.01% bilingual students, 25.43% are in the gifted and talented program, while 6.62% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Lanier Middle School with 9.12% bilingual students, 65.09% gifted and talented students and 4.81% students in the special education program.

West Briar Middle School's 61 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 4.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.6 years. Teachers at Lanier Middle School, numbering 66 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 7.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.9 years.

Of its teaching staff, West Briar Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 23 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including eight beginning teachers. Lanier Middle School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 20 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 19 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At West Briar Middle School there are 37 female teachers and 23 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 one staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.

At Lanier Middle School there are 41 female teachers and 24 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is 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 seven more working as school support staff.