Compare Cook Middle School with Hamilton Middle School

Cook 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 85 in student achievement, 90 in school progress and 87 in closing performance gaps. It scored 89 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, Hamilton Middle School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 92 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 94 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. Cook Middle School bagged all seven distinction awards in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Hamilton Middle School’s three out of seven distinctions are in Social Studies, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Cook Middle School. They make up for 55.89% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (16.13%), African Americans (12.13%), Asians (11.58%), Two or More Races (3.03%) and Native Americans (1.10%).

The student population at Hamilton Middle School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 44.89%, followed by Hispanics (27.22%), African Americans (14.48%), Asians (9.76%), Two or More Races (3.52%) and Native Americans (0.13%).

Based on household incomes, Cook Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 63.82% compared to 35.59% at Hamilton 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, Cook Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 17.92% of its student population compared to 5.44% at Hamilton Middle School.

In addition, Cook Middle School has 16.54% bilingual students, 9.37% are in the gifted and talented program, while 11.37% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Hamilton Middle School with 4.58% bilingual students, 15.54% gifted and talented students and 9.89% students in the special education program.

Cook Middle School's 90 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11 years. Teachers at Hamilton Middle School, numbering 80 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 11 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, Cook Middle School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 15 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 22 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 28 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 11 beginning teachers. Hamilton Middle School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 16 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 27 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Cook Middle School there are 66 female teachers and 23 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 12 special education teachers are being assisted by 18 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and 13 more working as school support staff.

At Hamilton Middle School there are 62 female teachers and 18 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by 16 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and 12 more working as school support staff.