Compare Irons Junior High School with Cryar Intermediate

Irons 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 89 in student achievement, 88 in school progress and 78 in closing performance gaps. It scored 86 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, Cryar Intermediate also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 84 in student achievement, 87 in school progress, 82 in closing performance gaps and 86 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. Irons Junior High School's three out of seven distinctions are in Science, Social Studies and post-secondary. Cryar Intermediate’s two out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics and post-secondary.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Irons Junior High School. They make up for 37.61% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (37.53%), African Americans (15.58%), Asians (4.60%), Two or More Races (3.95%) and Native Americans (0.48%).

The student population at Cryar Intermediate is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 40.08%, followed by Hispanics (35.54%), African Americans (14.79%), Asians (4.80%), Two or More Races (4.28%) and Native Americans (0.52%).

Based on household incomes, the Irons Junior High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 44.87% compared to 55.90% at Cryar Intermediate.

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, Irons Junior High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 14.45% of its student population compared to 18.03% at Cryar Intermediate.

Irons Junior High School’s bilingual students comprise 12.75%, gifted and talented students, 9.60%, while 8.80% are in the special education program. Cryar Intermediate bilingual students comprise 17.51%, gifted and talented students, 7.65%, and 12.45% are in the special education program.

Irons Junior High School's 75 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 5.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.7 years. Teachers at Cryar Intermediate, numbering 48 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 3.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 6.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, Irons Junior High School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 21 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 19 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 28 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Cryar Intermediate no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, six teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 26 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Irons Junior High School there are 54 female teachers and 21 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 14 special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

At Cryar Intermediate there are 40 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by eight teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and nine more working as school support staff.