Compare Billy Earl Dade Middle School with School For The Talented & Gifted In Pleasant Grove

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, School For The Talented & Gifted In Pleasant Grove performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 96 in student achievement, 97 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 96 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. Billy Earl Dade Middle School’s three out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, post-secondary and with 25% student progress. School For The Talented & Gifted In Pleasant Grove's seven out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, 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 School For The Talented & Gifted In Pleasant Grove, Hispanics make up 95.32% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (2.34%), African Americans (1.30%), Native Americans (0.78%) and Asians (0.26%). There is no Two or More Races student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Billy Earl Dade Middle School’s current student population of is all economically disadvantage, while 87.27% of students at School For The Talented & Gifted In Pleasant Grove'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 209 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 28.28% of student population. School For The Talented & Gifted In Pleasant Grove has significantly more ELLs at 291 or about 75.58% of student population.

Additionally, 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. School For The Talented & Gifted In Pleasant Grove’s bilingual students comprise 92.47% of student population while 1.04% are in the special education program. School For The Talented & Gifted In Pleasant Grove bested Billy Earl Dade Middle School in one area, with nearly 65.71% of its student population in the gifted and talented 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 School For The Talented & Gifted In Pleasant Grove, numbering 23 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 4.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 5.8 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. School For The Talented & Gifted In Pleasant Grove no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, two teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two 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 School For The Talented & Gifted In Pleasant Grove there are 15 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three teachers are aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.