Compare Sartartia Middle School with Fort Settlement Middle School

Sartartia Middle School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) 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 94 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 96 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, Fort Settlement Middle School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 96 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 97 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. Sartartia Middle School’s five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Social Studies, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Fort Settlement Middle School's seven out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Asians comprise the biggest group at Sartartia Middle School. They make up for 58.47% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (17.75%), Hispanics (11.56%), African Americans (6.92%), Two or More Races (4.79%) and Native Americans (0.37%).

At Fort Settlement Middle School, Asians are the biggest group, comprising 62.53% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (17.91%), Hispanics (7.94%), African Americans (6.86%), Two or More Races (4.12%) and Native Americans (0.65%).

Based on household incomes, Sartartia Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 20.47% compared to 13.50% at Fort Settlement 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, Sartartia Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 11.05% of its student population compared to 8.23% at Fort Settlement Middle School.

In addition, Sartartia Middle School has 10.68% bilingual students, 17.38% are in the gifted and talented program, while 7.36% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Fort Settlement Middle School with 7.58% bilingual students, 19.93% gifted and talented students and 7.15% students in the special education program.

Sartartia Middle School's 72 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 9.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.5 years. Teachers at Fort Settlement Middle School, numbering 72 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 9.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.1 years.

Of its teaching staff, Sartartia Middle School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 31 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 16 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Fort Settlement Middle School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 17 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 19 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 20 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 Sartartia Middle School there are 54 female teachers and 18 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by 14 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

At Fort Settlement Middle School there are 53 female teachers and 19 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by nine teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.