Compare Olle Middle School with Albright Middle School

Olle 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 69 in student achievement, 85 in school progress and 77 in closing performance gaps. It scored 83 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, Albright Middle School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 81 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 90 in closing performance gaps and 91 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. Olle Middle School’s three out of seven distinctions are in Social Studies, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Albright Middle School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Olle Middle School is Hispanics who make up nearly 77.49% of student population, followed by African Americans (16.71%), Asians (2.94%), Whites or Caucasians (1.80%), Native Americans (0.85%) and Two or More Races (0.09%).

The student population at Albright Middle School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 41.95%, followed by African Americans (36.76%), Asians (15.38%), Whites or Caucasians (4.11%), Native Americans (0.98%) and Two or More Races (0.72%).

Based on household incomes, Olle Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 87.75% compared to 77.37% at Albright 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, Olle Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 58.31% of its student population compared to 25.49% at Albright Middle School.

In addition, Olle Middle School has 58.12% bilingual students, 3.99% are in the gifted and talented program, while 9.59% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Albright Middle School with 25.49% bilingual students, 11.36% gifted and talented students and 8.50% students in the special education program.

Olle Middle School's 83 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.5 years. Teachers at Albright Middle School, numbering 84 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 9.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.9 years.

Of its teaching staff, Olle Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 27 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 23 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 22 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers. Albright Middle School has five teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 27 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 23 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 20 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Olle Middle School there are 55 female teachers and 27 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and nine more working as school support staff.

At Albright Middle School there are 68 female teachers and 16 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 12 teachers are aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.