Compare Brooks Wester Middle School with Charlene McKinzey Middle School

Brooks Wester 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 92 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 96 in closing performance gaps. It scored 93 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, Charlene McKinzey Middle School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 90 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 93 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.

Brooks Wester Middle School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Charlene McKinzey Middle School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Brooks Wester Middle School. They make up for 38.42% of student population, followed by Hispanics (23.45%), African Americans (23.07%), Asians (8.67%), Two or More Races (5.72%) and Native Americans (0.38%).

The student population at Charlene McKinzey Middle School is also predominantly by African Americans at 40.16%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (23.67%), Hispanics (23.14%), Asians (6.65%), Two or More Races (6.25%) and Native Americans (0.13%).

Based on household incomes, Brooks Wester Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 32.89% compared to 30.05% at Charlene McKinzey 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, Brooks Wester Middle School has a higher number of English Language Learners comprising 5.24% of its student population compared to 4.52% at Charlene McKinzey Middle School.

Brooks Wester Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 5.24%, gifted and talented students, 23.45%, while 11.34% are in the special education program. Charlene McKinzey Middle School bilingual students comprise 4.12%, gifted and talented students, 9.31%, and 7.85% are in the special education program.

Brooks Wester Middle School's 68 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 9.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.3 years. Teachers at Charlene McKinzey Middle School, numbering 50 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 5.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Brooks Wester Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has 11 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 23 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 19 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Charlene McKinzey Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 18 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Brooks Wester Middle School there are 43 female teachers and 24 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by seven teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.

At Charlene McKinzey Middle School there are 40 female teachers and ten male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by two teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and two more working as school support staff.