Compare Lewis Middle School with Jones Middle School

Lewis Middle School not rated a State accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365 (Not Rated per SB 1365) 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 55 in student achievement, 63 in school progress and 69 in closing performance gaps. It scored 65 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, Jones Middle School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 64 in student achievement, 77 in school progress, 71 in closing performance gaps and 75 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.

Distinction Designations for Lewis Middle School and Jones Middle School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Lewis Middle School is Hispanics who make up nearly 74.44% of student population, followed by African Americans (21.75%), Whites or Caucasians (1.49%), Two or More Races (1.39%), Native Americans (0.46%) and Asians (0.28%).

The student population at Jones Middle School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 51.62%, followed by African Americans (41.08%), Whites or Caucasians (3.18%), Two or More Races (1.52%), Asians (0.94%) and Native Americans (0.72%).

Based on household incomes, Lewis Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 88.57% compared to 86.06% at Jones 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, Lewis Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 52.04% of its student population compared to 21.44% at Jones Middle School.

In addition, Lewis Middle School has 50.46% bilingual students, 2.97% are in the gifted and talented program, while 8.74% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Jones Middle School with 20.51% bilingual students, 4.48% gifted and talented students and 10.18% students in the special education program.

Lewis Middle School's 71 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.4 years. Teachers at Jones Middle School, numbering 80 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 5.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, Lewis Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 25 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Jones Middle School has four teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 19 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 36 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including eight beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Lewis Middle School there are 49 female teachers and 21 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by eight 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.

At Jones Middle School there are 58 female teachers and 22 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 13 special education teachers are being assisted by eight teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and 13 more working as school support staff.