Compare Landrum Middle School with Spring Forest Middle School

Landrum Middle School earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) 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 65 in student achievement, 77 in school progress and 74 in closing performance gaps. It scored 76 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, Spring Forest Middle School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 81 in student achievement, 81 in school progress, 76 in closing performance gaps and 80 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.

Distinction Designations for Landrum Middle School and Spring Forest Middle School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Landrum Middle School is Hispanics who make up nearly 91.14% of student population, followed by African Americans (2.92%), Whites or Caucasians (2.81%), Two or More Races (1.62%), Asians (1.41%) and Native Americans (0.11%).

The student population at Spring Forest Middle School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 41.27%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (33.44%), African Americans (15.78%), Asians (4.70%), Two or More Races (4.70%) and Native Americans (0.10%).

Based on household incomes, Landrum Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 92.65% compared to 50.16% at Spring Forest 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, Landrum Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 65.84% of its student population compared to 23.09% at Spring Forest Middle School.

In addition, Landrum Middle School has 64.11% bilingual students, 5.51% are in the gifted and talented program, while 11.68% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Spring Forest Middle School with 28.42% bilingual students, 13.06% gifted and talented students and 13.17% students in the special education program.

Landrum Middle School's 52 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.4 years. Teachers at Spring Forest Middle School, numbering 54 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 7.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, Landrum Middle School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 26 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Spring Forest Middle School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 19 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 19 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 Landrum Middle School there are 36 female teachers and 15 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 25 special education teachers are being assisted by six teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and nine more working as school support staff.

At Spring Forest Middle School there are 31 female teachers and 22 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by eight teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and 11 more working as school support staff.