Compare Nolan Ryan Junior High School with Alvin Junior High School

Nolan Ryan 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 85 in student achievement, 81 in school progress and 82 in closing performance gaps. It scored 84 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, Alvin Junior High School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 75 in student achievement, 80 in school progress, 73 in closing performance gaps and 78 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 Nolan Ryan Junior High School this is in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) while Alvin Junior High School secured one for post-secondary.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, African Americans comprise the biggest group at Nolan Ryan Junior High School. They make up for 44.61% of student population, followed by Asians (22.13%), Hispanics (18.03%), Whites or Caucasians (11.83%) and Two or More Races (3.40%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Alvin Junior High School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 57.54% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (36.68%), African Americans (3.53%), Two or More Races (1.50%), Asians (0.64%) and Native Americans (0.11%).

Based on household incomes, the Nolan Ryan Junior High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 33.49% compared to 63.10% at Alvin 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, Nolan Ryan Junior High School has 88 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 10.30% of student population. Alvin Junior High School has significantly more ELLs at 192 or about 20.53% of student population.

Nolan Ryan Junior High School’s bilingual students comprise 9.72%, gifted and talented students, 9.37%, while 9.95% are in the special education program. Alvin Junior High School bilingual students comprise 20.11%, gifted and talented students, 6.10%, and 14.87% are in the special education program.

Nolan Ryan Junior High School's 48 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 4.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.5 years. Teachers at Alvin Junior High School, numbering 59 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 7.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.4 years.

Of its teaching staff, Nolan Ryan Junior High School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, 16 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 14 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven beginning teachers. Alvin Junior High School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 16 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 15 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Nolan Ryan Junior High School there are 31 female teachers and 16 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by five 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.

At Alvin Junior High School there are 45 female teachers and 14 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by eight 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.