Compare Cedar Bayou Junior High School with Horace Mann Junior High School

Cedar Bayou 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 77 in student achievement, 85 in school progress and 80 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, Horace Mann Junior High School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 72 in student achievement, 83 in school progress, 80 in closing performance gaps and 82 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. 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. Horace Mann Junior High School's five out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Cedar Bayou Junior High School. They make up for 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%).

At Horace Mann Junior High School, Hispanics make up 80.55% of student population, followed by African Americans (10.13%), Whites or Caucasians (7.85%), Two or More Races (0.80%), Asians (0.34%) and Native Americans (0.11%).

Based on household incomes, the Cedar Bayou Junior High School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 70.14% compared to 79.86% at Horace Mann 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, Cedar Bayou Junior High School has 186 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 19.02% of student population. Horace Mann Junior High School has significantly more ELLs at 246 or about 27.99% of student population.

Cedar Bayou Junior High School’s bilingual students comprise 17.79%, gifted and talented students, 9.61%, while 15.34% are in the special education program. Horace Mann Junior High School bilingual students comprise 26.05%, gifted and talented students, 6.03%, and 15.81% are in the special education program.

Cedar Bayou Junior High School's 66 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.9 years. Teachers at Horace Mann Junior High School, numbering 65 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 4.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, 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. Horace Mann Junior High School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 14 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 28 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. 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.

At Horace Mann Junior High School there are 51 female teachers and 14 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 12 special education teachers are being assisted by ten teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.