Compare Spillane Middle School with Anthony Middle School

Spillane 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, 92 in school progress and 98 in closing performance gaps. It scored 95 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, Anthony Middle School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 91 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 92 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. Spillane Middle School bagged all seven distinction awards in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Anthony Middle School’s only distinction designation is in Science.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Spillane Middle School. They make up for 43.09% of student population, followed by Hispanics (25.59%), Asians (14.19%), African Americans (12.48%), Two or More Races (4.26%) and Native Americans (0.32%).

The student population at Anthony Middle School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 29.31%, followed by African Americans (26.18%), Whites or Caucasians (22.18%), Asians (18.10%), Two or More Races (4.00%) and Native Americans (0.16%).

Based on household incomes, the Spillane Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 29.28% compared to 36.52% at Anthony 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, Spillane Middle School has a higher number of English Language Learners comprising 5.22% of its student population compared to 5.72% at Anthony Middle School.

Spillane Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 4.65%, gifted and talented students, 18.84%, while 8.91% are in the special education program. Anthony Middle School bilingual students comprise 4.62%, gifted and talented students, 16.14%, and 7.60% are in the special education program.

Spillane Middle School's 90 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 10.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.5 years. Teachers at Anthony Middle School, numbering 70 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 6.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.1 years.

Of its teaching staff, Spillane Middle School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 18 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 28 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 16 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 24 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Anthony Middle School has one teacher only 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, 19 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 15 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Spillane Middle School there are 64 female teachers and 26 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 11 special education teachers are being assisted by 25 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 Anthony Middle School there are 50 female teachers and 19 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, ten special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.