Compare United South Middle School with United Middle School

United South 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 76 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and 84 in closing performance gaps. It scored 90 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, United Middle School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 90 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 98 in closing performance gaps and 94 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. United South Middle School’s four out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. United 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, the dominant group in United South Middle School is Hispanics who make up nearly 99.91% of student population, followed by Asians (0.09%). There is no African Americans, Native Americans, Two or More Races and Whites or Caucasians students in the school.

At United Middle School, Hispanics make up 98.26% of student population, followed by Asians (0.91%), Whites or Caucasians (0.64%), African Americans (0.09%) and Native Americans (0.09%). There is no Two or More Races student in the school.

Based on household incomes, United South Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 82.45% compared to 46.84% at United 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, United South Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 41.91% of its student population compared to 15.74% at United Middle School.

In addition, United South Middle School has 41.74% bilingual students, 15.42% are in the gifted and talented program, while 10.73% are in the special education program. This stacks up against United Middle School with 15.37% bilingual students, 35.68% gifted and talented students and 8.69% students in the special education program.

United South Middle School's 69 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 9.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.9 years. Teachers at United Middle School, numbering 61 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 12.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 15.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, United South Middle School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 21 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 16 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. United Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has 15 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 28 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At United South Middle School there are 46 female teachers and 23 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by 13 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has six staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.

At United Middle School there are 47 female teachers and 14 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six 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 five more working as school support staff.