Compare La Porte Junior High School with James H Baker Sixth Grade Campus

La Porte 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 78 in student achievement, 81 in school progress and 76 in closing performance gaps. It scored 80 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, James H Baker Sixth Grade Campus earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 78 in student achievement, 79 in school progress, 66 in closing performance gaps and 75 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.

Distinction Designations for La Porte Junior High School and James H Baker Sixth Grade Campus are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at La Porte Junior High School. They make up for 52.79% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (35.86%), African Americans (8.29%), Two or More Races (1.62%), Asians (1.08%) and Native Americans (0.36%).

The student population at James H Baker Sixth Grade Campus is also predominantly by Hispanics at 53.28%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (33.80%), African Americans (7.16%), Two or More Races (3.38%), Asians (1.99%) and Native Americans (0.20%).

Based on household incomes, La Porte Junior High School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 54.41% compared to 53.48% at James H Baker Sixth Grade Campus.

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, La Porte Junior High School has 58 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 10.45% of student population. James H Baker Sixth Grade Campus has more ELLs at 68 or about 13.52% of student population.

In addition, La Porte Junior High School has 10.09% bilingual students, 10.81% are in the gifted and talented program, while 12.25% are in the special education program. This stacks up against James H Baker Sixth Grade Campus with 13.52% bilingual students, 12.92% gifted and talented students and 13.32% students in the special education program.

La Porte Junior High School's 35 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 5.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.6 years. Teachers at James H Baker Sixth Grade Campus, numbering 31 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 5.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, La Porte Junior High School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. James H Baker Sixth Grade Campus no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At La Porte Junior High School there are 25 female teachers and ten male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is 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 four more working as school support staff.

At James H Baker Sixth Grade Campus there are 23 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by ten teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.