Compare Sartartia Middle School with Ronald Thornton 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, Ronald Thornton Middle School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 84 in student achievement, 77 in school progress, 76 in closing performance gaps and 82 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.

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. Ronald Thornton Middle School did not earn any distinction.

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%).

The student population at Ronald Thornton Middle School is also predominantly by African Americans at 31.56%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (29.64%), Hispanics (26.43%), Asians (6.83%), Two or More Races (4.99%) and Native Americans (0.41%).

Based on household incomes, the Sartartia Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 20.47% compared to 37.02% at Ronald Thornton 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 150 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 11.05% of student population. Ronald Thornton Middle School has slightly more ELLs at 164 or about 11.20% of student population.

Sartartia Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 10.68%, gifted and talented students, 17.38%, while 7.36% are in the special education program. Ronald Thornton Middle School bilingual students comprise 10.72%, gifted and talented students, 6.42%, and 10.18% are 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 Ronald Thornton Middle School, numbering 74 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 6.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10 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. Ronald Thornton Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has eight 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 22 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 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 Ronald Thornton Middle School there are 51 female teachers and 22 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by eight teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.