Compare Lanier Middle School with Hamilton Middle School

Lanier 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 94 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 96 in closing performance gaps. It scored 95 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 earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 79 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 82 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. Lanier Middle School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary and with 25% student progress. Hamilton Middle School’s four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Lanier Middle School. They make up for 31.52% of student population, followed by Hispanics (28.69%), Asians (20.07%), African Americans (12.37%), Two or More Races (7.14%) and Native Americans (0.21%).

At Hamilton Middle School, Hispanics make up 88.36% of student population, followed by African Americans (7.07%), Whites or Caucasians (3.26%), Two or More Races (0.76%) and Asians (0.54%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Lanier Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 25.58% compared to 85.42% 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, Lanier Middle School has 121 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 8.55% of student population. Hamilton Middle School has significantly more ELLs at 273 or about 29.71% of student population.

Lanier Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 9.12%, gifted and talented students, 65.09%, while 4.81% are in the special education program. Hamilton Middle School bilingual students comprise 31.88%, gifted and talented students, 32.97%, and 10.01% are in the special education program.

Lanier Middle School's 66 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.9 years. Teachers at Hamilton Middle School, numbering 51 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 8.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Lanier Middle School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 20 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 19 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers. Hamilton Middle School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.

Lanier Middle School has one special education teachers assisted by 4 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Hamilton Middle School has two special education teachers and 2 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.