Compare Billy Earl Dade Middle School with Judge Louis A Bedford Jr Law Academy

Billy Earl Dade 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 60 in student achievement, 80 in school progress and 74 in closing performance gaps. It scored 83 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, Judge Louis A Bedford Jr Law Academy also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 65 in student achievement, 88 in school progress, 77 in closing performance gaps and 84 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.

Both schools garnered only three distinction designations or awards for performance. For Billy Earl Dade Middle School these are in Mathematics, post-secondary and with 25% student progress while Judge Louis A Bedford Jr Law Academy secured in post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, African Americans comprise the biggest group at Billy Earl Dade Middle School. They make up for 63.60% of student population, followed by Hispanics (33.69%), Whites or Caucasians (1.08%), Two or More Races (0.81%), Asians (0.41%) and Native Americans (0.41%).

At Judge Louis A Bedford Jr Law Academy, African Americans make up 70.78% of student population, followed by Hispanics (26.41%), Whites or Caucasians (1.88%), Two or More Races (0.78%) and Native Americans (0.16%). There is no Asians student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Billy Earl Dade Middle School’s current student population of is all economically disadvantage, while 96.09% of students at Judge Louis A Bedford Jr Law Academy's considered economically disadvantage.

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, Billy Earl Dade Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 28.28% of its student population compared to 17.97% at Judge Louis A Bedford Jr Law Academy.

In addition, Billy Earl Dade Middle School has 26.93% bilingual students, 11.77% are in the gifted and talented program, while 17.59% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Judge Louis A Bedford Jr Law Academy with 15.63% bilingual students, 12.03% gifted and talented students and 17.97% students in the special education program.

Billy Earl Dade Middle School's 51 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.2 years. Teachers at Judge Louis A Bedford Jr Law Academy, numbering 51 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 5.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, Billy Earl Dade Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 24 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Judge Louis A Bedford Jr Law Academy no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 23 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 Billy Earl Dade Middle School there are 38 female teachers and 13 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 15 special education teachers are being assisted by seven teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has six staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

At Judge Louis A Bedford Jr Law Academy there are 30 female teachers and 21 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, ten special education teachers are being assisted by seven teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.