Compare Lively Middle School with Covington Middle School

Lively Middle School was accorded a State accountability rating of C (70-79) 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, 75 in school progress and 74 in closing performance gaps. It scored 75 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, Covington Middle School also earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 75 in student achievement, 79 in school progress, 77 in closing performance gaps and 78 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 Lively Middle School and Covington 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 Lively Middle School is Hispanics who make up nearly 66.33% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (22.14%), African Americans (5.31%), Asians (3.11%), Two or More Races (3.02%) and Native Americans (0.09%).

At Covington Middle School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 55.22% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (33.94%), African Americans (5.01%), Two or More Races (4.73%), Asians (0.83%) and Native Americans (0.14%).

Based on household incomes, Lively Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 58.83% compared to 51.74% at Covington 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, Lively Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 33.49% of its student population compared to 16.69% at Covington Middle School.

Lively Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 36.60%, gifted and talented students, 32.30%, while 13.54% are in the special education program. Covington Middle School bilingual students comprise 17.52%, gifted and talented students, 13.35%, and 24.90% are in the special education program.

Lively Middle School's 69 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.5 years. Teachers at Covington Middle School, numbering 61 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 8.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, Lively Middle School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 29 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Covington Middle School has four teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 18 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 Lively Middle School there are 45 female teachers and 24 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by nine teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has six staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.

At Covington Middle School there are 44 female teachers and 16 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 14 special education teachers are being assisted by nine teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.