Compare Carroll Middle School with Don T Durham Intermediate

Carroll Middle School 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 96 in student achievement, 95 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 97 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, Don T Durham Intermediate also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 95 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 97 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. Carroll Middle School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Don T Durham Intermediate’s five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Carroll Middle School. They make up for 55.84% of student population, followed by Asians (25.55%), Hispanics (10.53%), Two or More Races (4.36%), African Americans (3.21%) and Native Americans (0.39%).

At Don T Durham Intermediate, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 55.32% of student population, followed by Asians (27.23%), Hispanics (9.22%), Two or More Races (5.82%) and African Americans (2.27%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Carroll Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 1.16% compared to 2.13% at Don T Durham 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, Carroll Middle School has 7 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 0.90% of student population. Don T Durham Intermediate has more ELLs at 17 or about 2.41% of student population.

Carroll Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 0.90%, gifted and talented students, 31.84%, while 6.93% are in the special education program. Don T Durham Intermediate bilingual students comprise 2.41%, gifted and talented students, 29.08%, and 8.09% are in the special education program.

Carroll Middle School's 51 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.3 years. Teachers at Don T Durham Intermediate, numbering 43 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 5.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, Carroll Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 16 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 16 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Don T Durham Intermediate has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 15 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 Carroll Middle School there are 45 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by five teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

At Don T Durham Intermediate there are 37 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by five teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.