Compare Cinco Ranch Junior High School with Tays Junior High School

Cinco Ranch 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 94 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 96 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, Tays Junior High School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 95 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 98 in closing performance gaps and 96 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. Cinco Ranch Junior High School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Tays Junior High School’s three out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science and post-secondary.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Cinco Ranch Junior High School. They make up for 35.21% of student population, followed by Hispanics (29.30%), Asians (23.40%), African Americans (8.50%), Two or More Races (3.37%) and Native Americans (0.14%).

The student population at Tays Junior High School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 33.20%, followed by Asians (33.40%), Hispanics (20.63%), African Americans (9.07%), Two or More Races (3.09%) and Native Americans (0.34%).

Based on household incomes, Cinco Ranch Junior High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 28.74% compared to 15.05% at Tays 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, Cinco Ranch Junior High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 15.46% of its student population compared to 7.26% at Tays Junior High School.

In addition, Cinco Ranch Junior High School has 14.90% bilingual students, 12.58% are in the gifted and talented program, while 13.07% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Tays Junior High School with 7.06% bilingual students, 20.09% gifted and talented students and 9.01% students in the special education program.

Cinco Ranch Junior High School's 88 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.7 years. Teachers at Tays Junior High School, numbering 87 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 6.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, Cinco Ranch Junior High School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 14 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 21 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 17 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 30 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers. Tays Junior High School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 23 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 24 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 26 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Cinco Ranch Junior High School there are 69 female teachers and 19 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 11 special education teachers are being assisted by 14 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and 12 more working as school support staff.

At Tays Junior High School there are 69 female teachers and 18 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by 15 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and 12 more working as school support staff.