Compare Alice Johnson Junior High School with Aguirre Junior High School

Alice Johnson Junior High School not rated a State accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365 (Not Rated per SB 1365) 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 62 in student achievement, 66 in school progress and 69 in closing performance gaps. It scored 67 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, Aguirre Junior High School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 73 in student achievement, 81 in school progress, 75 in closing performance gaps and 79 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 Alice Johnson Junior High School and Aguirre Junior High 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 Alice Johnson Junior High School is Hispanics who make up nearly 82.75% of student population, followed by African Americans (8.96%), Whites or Caucasians (5.64%), Two or More Races (1.24%), Native Americans (0.91%) and Asians (0.50%).

At Aguirre Junior High School, Hispanics make up 82.25% of student population, followed by African Americans (9.47%), Whites or Caucasians (6.08%), Native Americans (1.00%), Asians (0.50%) and Two or More Races (0.40%).

Based on household incomes, the Alice Johnson Junior High School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 63.68% compared to 71.29% at Aguirre Junior High 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, Alice Johnson Junior High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 39.64% of its student population compared to 38.19% at Aguirre Junior High School.

In addition, Alice Johnson Junior High School has 37.40% bilingual students, 4.23% are in the gifted and talented program, while 13.68% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Aguirre Junior High School with 34.70% bilingual students, 6.58% gifted and talented students and 12.56% students in the special education program.

Alice Johnson Junior High School's 72 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.6 years. Teachers at Aguirre Junior High School, numbering 64 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 4.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 6.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, Alice Johnson Junior High School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 27 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 13 beginning teachers. Aguirre Junior High School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 23 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 16 beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Alice Johnson Junior High School there are 45 female teachers and 26 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 15 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

At Aguirre Junior High School there are 39 female teachers and 24 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 18 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.