Compare Baytown Junior High School with Cedar Bayou Junior High School

Baytown 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 73 in student achievement, 81 in school progress and 71 in closing performance gaps. It scored 78 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, Cedar Bayou Junior High School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 77 in student achievement, 85 in school progress, 80 in closing performance gaps and 84 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.

It is in this area where the two schools differ. Baytown Junior High School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics and post-secondary. Cedar Bayou Junior High School's four out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Baytown Junior High School is Hispanics who make up nearly 69.36% of student population, followed by African Americans (18.06%), Whites or Caucasians (9.59%), Two or More Races (1.62%), Asians (1.00%) and Native Americans (0.37%).

At Cedar Bayou Junior High School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 62.17% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (19.43%), African Americans (15.95%), Two or More Races (2.04%), Native Americans (0.31%) and Asians (0.10%).

Based on household incomes, Baytown Junior High School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 79.45% compared to 70.14% at Cedar Bayou 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, Baytown Junior High School has 154 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 19.18% of student population. Cedar Bayou Junior High School has significantly more ELLs at 186 or about 19.02% of student population.

In addition, Baytown Junior High School has 17.93% bilingual students, 7.22% are in the gifted and talented program, while 13.33% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Cedar Bayou Junior High School with 17.79% bilingual students, 9.61% gifted and talented students and 15.34% students in the special education program.

Baytown Junior High School's 60 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 5.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.4 years. Teachers at Cedar Bayou Junior High School, numbering 66 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.9 years.

Of its teaching staff, Baytown Junior High School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 16 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including nine beginning teachers. Cedar Bayou Junior High School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 16 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 27 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Baytown Junior High School there are 43 female teachers and 17 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by seven teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.

At Cedar Bayou Junior High School there are 46 female teachers and 20 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 11 special education teachers are being assisted by 13 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.