Compare Magnolia Junior High School with Bear Branch Junior High School

Magnolia 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 81 in student achievement, 88 in school progress and 83 in closing performance gaps. It scored 87 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, Bear Branch Junior High School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 87 in student achievement, 85 in school progress, 76 in closing performance gaps and 84 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 only one distinction designation or award for performance. For Magnolia Junior High School this is in with 25% student progress while Bear Branch Junior High School secured one for Science.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Magnolia Junior High School. They make up for 51.71% of student population, followed by Hispanics (44.31%), Two or More Races (1.62%), African Americans (1.53%), Asians (0.45%) and Native Americans (0.36%).

At Bear Branch Junior High School, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 58.87% of student population, followed by Hispanics (33.63%), African Americans (3.18%), Two or More Races (2.38%), Asians (1.59%) and Native Americans (0.35%).

Based on household incomes, Magnolia Junior High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 58.57% compared to 37.16% at Bear Branch 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, Magnolia Junior High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 19.86% of its student population compared to 15.00% at Bear Branch Junior High School.

In addition, Magnolia Junior High School has 18.86% bilingual students, 5.32% are in the gifted and talented program, while 13.27% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Bear Branch Junior High School with 13.86% bilingual students, 8.74% gifted and talented students and 9.71% students in the special education program.

Magnolia Junior High School's 65 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 4.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.9 years. Teachers at Bear Branch Junior High School, numbering 63 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 5.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, Magnolia Junior High School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has 11 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 27 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Bear Branch Junior High School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 28 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 Magnolia Junior High School there are 51 female teachers and 13 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 16 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 three more working as school support staff.

At Bear Branch Junior High School there are 49 female teachers and 14 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, ten special education teachers are being assisted by three 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.