Compare Moorhead Junior High School with York Junior High School

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, York Junior High School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 92 in student achievement, 88 in school progress, 94 in closing performance gaps and 93 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.

Moorhead Junior High School's one out of seven distinction is in Social Studies. York Junior High School did not earn any distinction.

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%).

The student population at York Junior High School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 50.94%, followed by Hispanics (25.94%), African Americans (13.09%), Asians (5.12%), Two or More Races (4.23%) and Native Americans (0.10%).

Based on household incomes, Moorhead Junior High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 76.19% compared to 20.92% at York 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, Moorhead Junior High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 37.44% of its student population compared to 5.12% at York Junior High School.

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 York Junior High School with 4.63% bilingual students, 13.04% gifted and talented students and 6.05% 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 York Junior High School, numbering 110 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 6.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.5 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. York Junior High School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 47 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 23 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 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 York Junior High School there are 77 female teachers and 32 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 19 special education teachers are being assisted by 13 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.