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School Comparison

Rainbow Middle School
vs.
Sansom Middle School

A side-by-side view of publicly reported data for these two schools.

Rainbow Middle School
Sansom Middle School
  • Rainbow Middle School reported a higher students per counselor than Sansom Middle School (616:1 vs. 412:1).
  • Sansom Middle School reported a higher in-school suspensions than Rainbow Middle School (124 vs. 56).
  • Rainbow Middle School reported a higher violent incidents than Sansom Middle School (40 vs. 0).
  • Source Data Limit: 6 metrics are directly comparable between the two schools.
  • Source Data Limit: 1 additional metric is reported by only one school.

Attendance

How consistently students are present

Rainbow Middle School reported a higher chronically absent students than Sansom Middle School (112 vs. 85).

School Environment

Disciplinary actions from the Civil Rights Data Collection

Sansom Middle School reported a higher in-school suspensions than Rainbow Middle School (124 vs. 56).

Staffing & Support

Counselor and support staff capacity

Rainbow Middle School reported a higher students per counselor than Sansom Middle School (616:1 vs. 412:1).

Subgroup Analysis

Comparing reported values between specific student populations where both schools have data.

11 subgroup comparisons available across both schools.

Reported Only at Rainbow Middle School

1 metric was reported by Rainbow Middle School. Comparable data for Sansom Middle School is missing or suppressed.

Gifted & talented
11

Contextual Indicators

District Context

District-level data describes the overarching school district, not the individual school.

Per-pupil spending
Rainbow Middle School
$11,214.55
Sansom Middle School
$13,509.01
Local revenue share
Rainbow Middle School
20%
Sansom Middle School
19.7%
State revenue share
Rainbow Middle School
63.3%
Sansom Middle School
52.3%
Federal revenue share
Rainbow Middle School
16.7%
Sansom Middle School
28.1%
District chronic absenteeism rate
Rainbow Middle School
28.6%
Sansom Middle School
28.4%

County Economics

Both schools are located in the same county.

Median household income
Etowah County
$53,070
Etowah County
$53,070
Poverty rate
Etowah County
17.1%
Etowah County
17.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher
Etowah County
17.5%
Etowah County
17.5%
Unemployment rate
Etowah County
3.3%
Etowah County
3.3%
This comparison is derived exclusively from publicly available federal and state datasets. It may not reflect the most current information. We encourage parents and families to supplement this data with information published directly on each school’s website, which may include more recent figures.