Compare Kennedy-Curry Middle School with Francisco Pancho Medrano Junior High School

Kennedy-Curry Middle School earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) 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 59 in student achievement, 81 in school progress and 72 in closing performance gaps. It scored 78 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, Francisco Pancho Medrano Junior High School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 64 in student achievement, 85 in school progress, 77 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.

Kennedy-Curry Middle School's two out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and with 25% student progress. Francisco Pancho Medrano Junior High School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, African Americans comprise the biggest group at Kennedy-Curry Middle School. They make up for 51.67% of student population, followed by Hispanics (43.92%), Two or More Races (1.98%), Whites or Caucasians (1.37%), Native Americans (0.61%) and Asians (0.46%).

At Francisco Pancho Medrano Junior High School, Hispanics make up 93.50% of student population, followed by African Americans (4.05%), Whites or Caucasians (1.35%), Native Americans (0.74%), Two or More Races (0.25%) and Asians (0.12%).

Based on household incomes, the Kennedy-Curry Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 91.19% compared to 94.60% at Francisco Pancho Medrano 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, Kennedy-Curry Middle School has 211 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 32.07% of student population. Francisco Pancho Medrano Junior High School has significantly more ELLs at 682 or about 83.68% of student population.

In addition, Kennedy-Curry Middle School has 30.40% bilingual students, 15.05% are in the gifted and talented program, while 12.92% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Francisco Pancho Medrano Junior High School with 79.39% bilingual students, 15.09% gifted and talented students and 11.41% students in the special education program.

Kennedy-Curry Middle School's 48 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9 years. Teachers at Francisco Pancho Medrano Junior High School, numbering 57 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 5.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 5.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, Kennedy-Curry Middle School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 21 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Francisco Pancho Medrano Junior High School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, four teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 14 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 30 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 Kennedy-Curry Middle School there are 30 female teachers and 18 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by four teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

At Francisco Pancho Medrano Junior High School there are 36 female teachers and 21 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 five staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.