Compare Nelda Sullivan Middle School with Fred Roberts Middle School

Nelda Sullivan 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 74 in student achievement, 90 in school progress and 86 in closing performance gaps. It scored 89 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, Fred Roberts Middle School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 75 in student achievement, 86 in school progress, 79 in closing performance gaps and 84 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.

Both schools garnered only three distinction designations or awards for performance. For Nelda Sullivan Middle School these are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps while Fred Roberts Middle School secured in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics and with 25% student progress.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Nelda Sullivan Middle School is Hispanics who make up nearly 94.19% of student population, followed by African Americans (2.81%), Whites or Caucasians (2.43%), Asians (0.37%) and Two or More Races (0.19%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Fred Roberts Middle School, Hispanics make up 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.

Based on household incomes, Nelda Sullivan Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 94.57% compared to 76.06% at Fred Roberts 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, Nelda Sullivan Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 49.81% of its student population compared to 35.64% at Fred Roberts Middle School.

In addition, Nelda Sullivan Middle School has 44.76% bilingual students, 6.37% are in the gifted and talented program, while 14.04% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Fred Roberts Middle School with 29.08% bilingual students, 8.51% gifted and talented students and 16.13% students in the special education program.

Nelda Sullivan Middle School's 46 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.7 years. Teachers at Fred Roberts Middle School, numbering 46 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 7.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.9 years.

Of its teaching staff, Nelda Sullivan Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 20 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. 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.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Nelda Sullivan Middle School there are 36 female teachers and nine male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by 12 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.

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.