Compare Fred Roberts Middle School with Jackson Intermediate

Fred Roberts 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 75 in student achievement, 86 in school progress and 79 in closing performance gaps. It scored 84 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, Jackson Intermediate also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 75 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 83 in closing performance gaps and 88 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. Fred Roberts Middle School’s three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics and with 25% student progress. Jackson Intermediate's six out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Fred Roberts Middle School is Hispanics who make up nearly 68.97% of student population, followed by African Americans (14.89%), Asians (7.45%), Whites or Caucasians (6.21%) and Two or More Races (2.13%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Jackson Intermediate, Hispanics make up 94.26% of student population, followed by African Americans (3.17%), Whites or Caucasians (2.27%) and Two or More Races (0.30%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Fred Roberts Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 76.06% compared to 92.30% at Jackson 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, Fred Roberts Middle School has 201 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 35.64% of student population. Jackson Intermediate has significantly more ELLs at 231 or about 34.89% of student population.

Fred Roberts Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 29.08%, gifted and talented students, 8.51%, while 16.13% are in the special education program. Jackson Intermediate bilingual students comprise 31.87%, gifted and talented students, 7.10%, and 14.20% are in the special education program.

Fred Roberts Middle School's 46 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.9 years. Teachers at Jackson Intermediate, numbering 50 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 6.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, Fred Roberts Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 20 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Jackson Intermediate has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 21 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Fred Roberts Middle School there are 35 female teachers and 11 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 11 special education teachers are being assisted by 15 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.

At Jackson Intermediate there are 35 female teachers and 15 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, ten special education teachers are being assisted by 13 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.