Compare Moorhead Junior High School with Clark Intermediate

Moorhead 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 75 in student achievement, 84 in school progress and 74 in closing performance gaps. It scored 81 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, Clark Intermediate performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 93 in student achievement, 88 in school progress, 90 in closing performance gaps and 92 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. Except for Mathematics, Moorhead Junior High School earned one out of seven distinctions. Clark Intermediate's two out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics and post-secondary.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Moorhead Junior High School. They make up for 65.41% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (31.20%), African Americans (1.77%), Two or More Races (0.77%), Native Americans (0.62%) and Asians (0.23%).

At Clark Intermediate, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 56.56% of student population, followed by Hispanics (23.20%), African Americans (10.66%), Asians (4.64%), Two or More Races (3.95%) and Native Americans (0.30%).

Based on household incomes, Moorhead Junior High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 76.19% compared to 18.46% at Clark Intermediate.

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, Moorhead Junior High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 37.44% of its student population compared to 4.94% at Clark Intermediate.

In addition, Moorhead Junior High School has 35.36% bilingual students, 4.85% are in the gifted and talented program, while 10.09% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Clark Intermediate with 4.64% bilingual students, 11.45% gifted and talented students and 8.19% students in the special education program.

Moorhead Junior High School's 86 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.2 years. Teachers at Clark Intermediate, numbering 53 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 7.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Moorhead Junior High School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 29 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 16 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 27 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Clark Intermediate has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 16 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 14 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 Moorhead Junior High School there are 66 female teachers and 20 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 17 special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.

At Clark Intermediate there are 41 female teachers and 12 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by nine teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.