Compare Thompson Intermediate with Carter Lomax Middle School

Thompson Intermediate 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 77 in student achievement, 85 in school progress and 76 in closing performance gaps. It scored 82 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, Carter Lomax Middle School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 76 in student achievement, 85 in school progress, 82 in closing performance gaps and 84 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.

Carter Lomax Middle School's three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics and with 25% student progress. Thompson Intermediate has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Thompson Intermediate is Hispanics who make up nearly 66.85% of student population, followed by African Americans (16.74%), Asians (8.98%), Whites or Caucasians (5.88%) and Two or More Races (1.44%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Carter Lomax Middle School, Hispanics make up 80.35% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (11.32%), Asians (3.77%), African Americans (3.14%), Two or More Races (1.10%) and Native Americans (0.31%).

Based on household incomes, the Thompson Intermediate’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 65.74% compared to 67.30% at Carter Lomax 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, Thompson Intermediate has 133 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 14.75% of student population. Carter Lomax Middle School has significantly more ELLs at 200 or about 31.45% of student population.

Thompson Intermediate’s bilingual students comprise 13.08%, gifted and talented students, 9.98%, while 11.42% are in the special education program. Carter Lomax Middle School bilingual students comprise 22.64%, gifted and talented students, 8.96%, and 12.89% are in the special education program.

Thompson Intermediate's 69 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 9.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.9 years. Teachers at Carter Lomax Middle School, numbering 48 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 9.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12 years.

Of its teaching staff, Thompson Intermediate has four teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 21 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 20 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Carter Lomax Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 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 Thompson Intermediate there are 45 female teachers and 23 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 12 special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

At Carter Lomax Middle School there are 40 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 11 special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.