Compare Mary Orr Intermediate with Danny Jones Middle School

Mary Orr Intermediate 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 85 in student achievement, 81 in school progress and 89 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, Danny Jones Middle School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 90 in student achievement, 84 in school progress, 82 in closing performance gaps and 88 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 Mary Orr Intermediate this is in Mathematics while Danny Jones Middle School secured one for Social Studies.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Mary Orr Intermediate. They make up for 38.91% of student population, followed by Hispanics (26.88%), African Americans (21.09%), Two or More Races (6.56%), Asians (5.47%) and Native Americans (0.78%).

The student population at Danny Jones Middle School is also predominantly by African Americans at 43.60%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (21.57%), Hispanics (17.75%), Asians (11.35%) and Two or More Races (5.51%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Mary Orr Intermediate’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 40.00% compared to 24.16% at Danny Jones Middle 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, Mary Orr Intermediate has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 12.34% of its student population compared to 3.60% at Danny Jones Middle School.

Mary Orr Intermediate’s bilingual students comprise 11.41%, gifted and talented students, 8.13%, while 14.22% are in the special education program. Danny Jones Middle School bilingual students comprise 3.48%, gifted and talented students, 7.64%, and 9.44% are in the special education program.

Mary Orr Intermediate's 51 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 9.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14.9 years. Teachers at Danny Jones Middle School, numbering 53 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 6.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Mary Orr Intermediate has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has 16 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Danny Jones Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 20 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 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 Mary Orr Intermediate there are 44 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by seven 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.

At Danny Jones Middle School there are 33 female teachers and 20 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by seven teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.