Compare Pearland J H South with Berry Miller Junior High School

Pearland J H South 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 88 in student achievement, 88 in school progress and 85 in closing performance gaps. It scored 87 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, Berry Miller Junior High School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 94 in student achievement, 93 in school progress, 99 in closing performance gaps and 96 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. Pearland J H South’s four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science, post-secondary and with 25% student progress. Berry Miller Junior High School's seven out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Pearland J H South. They make up for 46.80% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (25.14%), African Americans (19.08%), Asians (5.05%), Two or More Races (3.25%) and Native Americans (0.45%).

The student population at Berry Miller Junior High School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 35.04%, followed by Hispanics (23.78%), Asians (19.27%), African Americans (16.65%), Two or More Races (4.63%) and Native Americans (0.63%).

Based on household incomes, Pearland J H South’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 47.59% compared to 22.78% at Berry Miller 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, Pearland J H South has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 13.80% of its student population compared to 3.38% at Berry Miller Junior High School.

In addition, Pearland J H South has 21.55% bilingual students, 2.81% are in the gifted and talented program, while 9.43% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Berry Miller Junior High School with 3.00% bilingual students, 11.39% gifted and talented students and 9.64% students in the special education program.

Pearland J H South's 52 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 5.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.8 years. Teachers at Berry Miller Junior High School, numbering 47 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 6.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, Pearland J H South has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 16 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Berry Miller Junior High School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 23 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten 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 Pearland J H South there are 36 female teachers and 15 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight 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 five more working as school support staff.

At Berry Miller Junior High School there are 36 female teachers and 11 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by four 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.