Compare Memorial Parkway Junior High School with Cardiff Junior High School

Memorial Parkway 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 91 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 84 in closing performance gaps. It scored 89 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, Cardiff Junior High School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 75 in student achievement, 85 in school progress, 75 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.

It is in this area where the two schools differ. Memorial Parkway Junior High School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Cardiff Junior High School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Social Studies and post-secondary.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Memorial Parkway Junior High School. They make up for 38.22% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (38.45%), African Americans (9.58%), Asians (8.43%), Two or More Races (4.97%) and Native Americans (0.35%).

At Cardiff Junior High School, Hispanics make up 69.58% of student population, followed by African Americans (14.27%), Whites or Caucasians (10.63%), Asians (2.81%), Two or More Races (1.88%) and Native Americans (0.83%).

Based on household incomes, the Memorial Parkway Junior High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 44.34% compared to 80.00% at Cardiff 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, Memorial Parkway Junior High School has 193 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 22.29% of student population. Cardiff Junior High School has significantly more ELLs at 332 or about 34.58% of student population.

Memorial Parkway Junior High School’s bilingual students comprise 21.94%, gifted and talented students, 10.16%, while 14.90% are in the special education program. Cardiff Junior High School bilingual students comprise 34.17%, gifted and talented students, 3.33%, and 16.77% are in the special education program.

Memorial Parkway Junior High School's 63 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.7 years. Teachers at Cardiff Junior High School, numbering 74 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 4.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9 years.

Of its teaching staff, Memorial Parkway Junior High School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 19 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 16 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Cardiff Junior High School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 16 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 24 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including eight beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Memorial Parkway Junior High School there are 48 female teachers and 15 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, ten special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and 12 more working as school support staff.

At Cardiff Junior High School there are 57 female teachers and 17 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 11 special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and 11 more working as school support staff.