Compare Fairmont Junior High School with Deepwater Junior High School

Fairmont 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, 91 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 94 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, Deepwater Junior High School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 85 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 98 in closing performance gaps and 94 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, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Fairmont Junior High School. They make up for 50.85% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (40.11%), African Americans (4.10%), Two or More Races (2.97%), Asians (1.84%) and Native Americans (0.14%).

At Deepwater Junior High School, Hispanics make up 89.69% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (8.28%), African Americans (1.41%), Asians (0.47%) and Two or More Races (0.16%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Fairmont Junior High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 40.68% compared to 79.06% at Deepwater 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, Fairmont Junior High School has 43 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 6.07% of student population. Deepwater Junior High School has significantly more ELLs at 260 or about 40.63% of student population.

Fairmont Junior High School’s bilingual students comprise 5.79%, gifted and talented students, 11.86%, while 12.15% are in the special education program. Deepwater Junior High School bilingual students comprise 45.16%, gifted and talented students, 6.25%, and 18.13% are in the special education program.

Fairmont Junior High School's 43 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.8 years. Teachers at Deepwater Junior High School, numbering 48 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, Fairmont Junior High School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Deepwater Junior High School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Fairmont Junior High School there are 32 female teachers and 11 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by ten teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.

At Deepwater Junior High School there are 36 female teachers and 12 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 13 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.