Compare Bear Branch Junior High School with Magnolia Junior High School

Bear Branch Junior High School earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89) 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 87 in student achievement, 85 in school progress and 76 in closing performance gaps. It scored 84 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, Magnolia Junior High School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 81 in student achievement, 88 in school progress, 83 in closing performance gaps and 87 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.

Both schools garnered only one distinction designation or award for performance. For Bear Branch Junior High School this is in Science while Magnolia Junior High School secured one for with 25% student progress.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Bear Branch Junior High School. They make up for 58.87% of student population, followed by Hispanics (33.63%), African Americans (3.18%), Two or More Races (2.38%), Asians (1.59%) and Native Americans (0.35%).

The student population at Magnolia Junior High School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 51.71%, followed by Hispanics (44.31%), Two or More Races (1.62%), African Americans (1.53%), Asians (0.45%) and Native Americans (0.36%).

Based on household incomes, the Bear Branch Junior High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 37.16% compared to 58.57% at Magnolia 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, Bear Branch Junior High School has 170 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 15.00% of student population. Magnolia Junior High School has significantly more ELLs at 220 or about 19.86% of student population.

Bear Branch Junior High School’s bilingual students comprise 13.86%, gifted and talented students, 8.74%, while 9.71% are in the special education program. Magnolia Junior High School bilingual students comprise 18.86%, gifted and talented students, 5.32%, and 13.27% are in the special education program.

Bear Branch Junior High School's 63 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 5.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.5 years. Teachers at Magnolia Junior High School, numbering 65 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 4.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.9 years.

Of its teaching staff, Bear Branch Junior High School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 28 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Magnolia Junior High School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has 11 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 27 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Bear Branch Junior High School there are 49 female teachers and 14 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, ten special education teachers are being assisted by three teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.

At Magnolia Junior High School there are 51 female teachers and 13 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 16 special education teachers are being assisted by ten teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.