Compare O'Donnell Middle School with Killough Middle School

O'Donnell 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 75 in student achievement, 90 in school progress and 81 in closing performance gaps. It scored 87 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, Killough Middle School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 77 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 88 in closing performance gaps and 89 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'Donnell Middle School’s five out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Killough Middle School'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, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at O'Donnell Middle School. They make up for 44.70% of student population, followed by African Americans (40.73%), Asians (8.77%), Whites or Caucasians (4.58%), Native Americans (0.76%) and Two or More Races (0.46%).

At Killough Middle School, Hispanics make up 66.08% of student population, followed by African Americans (17.46%), Asians (12.34%), Whites or Caucasians (2.87%), Native Americans (1.00%) and Two or More Races (0.25%).

Based on household incomes, O'Donnell Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 84.67% compared to 82.92% at Killough 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'Donnell Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 34.10% of its student population compared to 45.26% at Killough Middle School.

In addition, O'Donnell Middle School has 33.79% bilingual students, 7.25% are in the gifted and talented program, while 10.30% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Killough Middle School with 45.14% bilingual students, 9.98% gifted and talented students and 11.10% students in the special education program.

O'Donnell Middle School's 97 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 9.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.3 years. Teachers at Killough Middle School, numbering 67 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 10.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13 years.

Of its teaching staff, O'Donnell Middle School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 35 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 18 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 25 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven beginning teachers. Killough Middle School has four teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 25 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At O'Donnell Middle School there are 55 female teachers and 42 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 16 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and 11 more working as school support staff.

At Killough Middle School there are 43 female teachers and 23 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by 13 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and 11 more working as school support staff.