Compare Beverly Hills Intermediate with Queens Intermediate

Beverly Hills Intermediate 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 79 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and 94 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, Queens Intermediate earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 73 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. Beverly Hills Intermediate's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Queens Intermediate’s three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science and post-secondary.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Beverly Hills Intermediate is Hispanics who make up nearly 67.08% of student population, followed by African Americans (18.15%), Asians (9.36%), Whites or Caucasians (4.17%) and Two or More Races (1.13%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Queens Intermediate, Hispanics make up 96.82% of student population, followed by African Americans (1.59%) and Whites or Caucasians (1.59%). There is no Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Beverly Hills Intermediate’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 73.96% compared to 84.55% at Queens Intermediate.

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, Beverly Hills Intermediate has 201 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 22.66% of student population. Queens Intermediate has more ELLs at 222 or about 35.35% of student population.

Beverly Hills Intermediate’s bilingual students comprise 19.28%, gifted and talented students, 7.10%, while 13.53% are in the special education program. Queens Intermediate bilingual students comprise 32.96%, gifted and talented students, 5.41%, and 12.58% are in the special education program.

Beverly Hills Intermediate's 77 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 9.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.3 years. Teachers at Queens Intermediate, numbering 46 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 7.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.1 years.

Of its teaching staff, Beverly Hills Intermediate has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 13 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 24 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Queens Intermediate has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Beverly Hills Intermediate there are 52 female teachers and 25 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 16 special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

At Queens Intermediate there are 30 female teachers and 16 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by 13 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.