Compare Fred Roberts Middle School with Melillo Middle School

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, Melillo Middle School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 81 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 96 in closing performance gaps and 93 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. Melillo Middle School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, 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 Melillo Middle School, Hispanics make up 69.97% of student population, followed by African Americans (15.35%), Asians (6.60%), Whites or Caucasians (6.11%), Two or More Races (1.49%) and Native Americans (0.33%).

Based on household incomes, Fred Roberts Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 76.06% compared to 61.88% at Melillo 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, Fred Roberts Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 35.64% of its student population compared to 21.62% at Melillo Middle School.

In addition, Fred Roberts Middle School has 29.08% bilingual students, 8.51% are in the gifted and talented program, while 16.13% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Melillo Middle School with 15.84% bilingual students, 11.22% gifted and talented students and 15.18% students 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 Melillo Middle School, numbering 54 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 8.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.5 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. Melillo Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 15 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers.

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 Melillo Middle School there are 48 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by 14 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.