Norman Junior High 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 76 in student achievement, 83 in school progress and 71 in closing performance gaps. It scored 79 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, Herman Furlough Jr Middle School earned a State accountability rating of D. The school posted 64 in student achievement, 69 in school progress, 64 in closing performance gaps and 68 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.

Norman Junior High School's one out of seven distinction is in Social Studies. Herman Furlough Jr Middle School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Norman Junior High School. They make up for 56.09% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (35.07%), African Americans (4.89%), Two or More Races (3.43%), Asians (0.31%) and Native Americans (0.21%).

At Herman Furlough Jr Middle School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 56.60% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (19.81%), African Americans (19.21%), Two or More Races (4.12%), Native Americans (0.17%) and Asians (0.09%).

Based on household incomes, the Norman Junior High School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 69.93% compared to 76.50% at Herman Furlough Jr 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, Norman Junior High School has 253 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 26.33% of student population. Herman Furlough Jr Middle School has significantly more ELLs at 369 or about 31.65% of student population.

Norman Junior High School’s bilingual students comprise 25.70%, gifted and talented students, 10.72%, while 16.96% are in the special education program. Herman Furlough Jr Middle School bilingual students comprise 28.56%, gifted and talented students, 6.95%, and 15.44% are in the special education program.

Norman Junior High School's 59 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.2 years. Teachers at Herman Furlough Jr Middle School, numbering 70 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 4.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, Norman Junior High School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 11 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 20 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven 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. Herman Furlough Jr Middle School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 20 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 19 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Norman Junior High School there are 32 female teachers and 26 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four 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 five more working as school support staff.

At Herman Furlough Jr Middle School there are 43 female teachers and 26 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, ten special education teachers are being assisted by nine teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.