Compare Bedford Junior High School with Central Junior High School

Bedford Junior High School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) 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 92 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and 88 in closing performance gaps. It scored 91 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, Central Junior High School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 92 in student achievement, 93 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 95 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 all of seven distinction designations or awards for outstanding performance. These are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Bedford Junior High School. They make up for 45.32% of student population, followed by Hispanics (33.68%), African Americans (11.33%), Two or More Races (5.41%), Asians (3.01%) and Native Americans (0.10%).

The student population at Central Junior High School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 29.33%, followed by Hispanics (27.53%), African Americans (25.38%), Asians (9.15%), Two or More Races (5.65%) and Native Americans (0.09%).

Based on household incomes, the Bedford Junior High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 48.75% compared to 62.24% at Central 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, Bedford Junior High School has 118 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 12.27% of student population. Central Junior High School has significantly more ELLs at 162 or about 14.53% of student population.

Bedford Junior High School’s bilingual students comprise 11.95%, gifted and talented students, 13.20%, while 11.75% are in the special education program. Central Junior High School bilingual students comprise 14.44%, gifted and talented students, 12.20%, and 10.04% are in the special education program.

Bedford Junior High School's 57 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.8 years. Teachers at Central Junior High School, numbering 76 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, Bedford Junior High School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 16 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 19 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Central Junior High School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 11 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 16 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 22 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 23 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Bedford Junior High School there are 44 female teachers and 13 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 three staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.

At Central Junior High School there are 61 female teachers and 15 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by nine teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.