Compare Nelda Sullivan Middle School with Miller Intermediate

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, Miller Intermediate performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 80 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 86 in closing performance gaps and 90 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. Nelda Sullivan Middle School’s three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Miller Intermediate's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

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 Miller Intermediate, Hispanics make up 91.25% of student population, followed by African Americans (5.34%), Whites or Caucasians (2.84%), Asians (0.23%), Two or More Races (0.23%) and Native Americans (0.11%).

Based on household incomes, Nelda Sullivan Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 94.57% compared to 85.45% at Miller Intermediate.

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 266 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 49.81% of student population. Miller Intermediate has significantly more ELLs at 342 or about 38.86% of student population.

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 Miller Intermediate with 43.98% bilingual students, 9.66% gifted and talented students and 10.34% 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 Miller Intermediate, numbering 63 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 5.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.1 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. Miller Intermediate no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 27 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 11 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 Miller Intermediate there are 43 female teachers and 20 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, ten special education teachers are being assisted by 16 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.