Compare Fort Settlement Middle School with First Colony Middle School

Fort Settlement 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, 92 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, First Colony Middle School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 91 in student achievement, 88 in school progress, 93 in closing performance gaps and 92 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. Fort Settlement 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. First Colony Middle School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Science and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Asians comprise the biggest group at Fort Settlement Middle School. They make up for 62.53% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (17.91%), Hispanics (7.94%), African Americans (6.86%), Two or More Races (4.12%) and Native Americans (0.65%).

The student population at First Colony Middle School is also predominantly by Asians at 42.47%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (18.96%), African Americans (16.52%), Hispanics (15.46%), Two or More Races (5.86%) and Native Americans (0.41%).

Based on household incomes, the Fort Settlement Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 13.50% compared to 30.19% at First Colony 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, Fort Settlement Middle School has 114 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 8.23% of student population. First Colony Middle School has significantly more ELLs at 153 or about 12.45% of student population.

Fort Settlement Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 7.58%, gifted and talented students, 19.93%, while 7.15% are in the special education program. First Colony Middle School bilingual students comprise 12.37%, gifted and talented students, 7.65%, and 12.94% are in the special education program.

Fort Settlement Middle School's 72 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 9.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.1 years. Teachers at First Colony Middle School, numbering 74 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 8.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, Fort Settlement Middle School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 17 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 19 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 20 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. First Colony Middle School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 23 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 16 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 21 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 Fort Settlement Middle School there are 53 female teachers and 19 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by nine teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.

At First Colony Middle School there are 53 female teachers and 21 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by 14 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.