Compare O Henry Middle School with Kealing Middle School

O Henry 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 85 in student achievement, 79 in school progress and 81 in closing performance gaps. It scored 84 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, Kealing Middle School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 92 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 80 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. O Henry Middle School’s only distinction designation is in Mathematics. Kealing Middle School's three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics and post-secondary.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at O Henry Middle School. They make up for 54.17% of student population, followed by Hispanics (38.85%), African Americans (3.06%), Two or More Races (2.33%), Asians (1.47%) and Native Americans (0.12%).

The student population at Kealing Middle School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 36.81%, followed by Hispanics (31.44%), Asians (14.42%), African Americans (10.51%) and Two or More Races (6.83%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the O Henry Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 28.19% compared to 32.75% at Kealing 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, O Henry Middle School has 83 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 10.17% of student population. Kealing Middle School has significantly more ELLs at 174 or about 13.34% of student population.

In addition, O Henry Middle School has 9.68% bilingual students, 15.44% are in the gifted and talented program, while 13.36% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Kealing Middle School with 13.27% bilingual students, 52.22% gifted and talented students and 10.35% students in the special education program.

O Henry Middle School's 57 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.6 years. Teachers at Kealing Middle School, numbering 77 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 8.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, O Henry Middle School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 15 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Kealing Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has 13 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 24 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 24 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At O Henry Middle School there are 36 female teachers and 21 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 three more working as school support staff.

At Kealing Middle School there are 55 female teachers and 22 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, ten special education teachers are being assisted by six teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.