Compare Rodeo Palms Junior High School with Nolan Ryan Junior High School

Rodeo Palms Junior High School earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) 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 76 in student achievement, 77 in school progress and 77 in closing performance gaps. It scored 77 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, Nolan Ryan Junior High School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 85 in student achievement, 81 in school progress, 82 in closing performance gaps and 84 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.

Nolan Ryan Junior High School's one out of seven distinction is in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA). Rodeo Palms Junior High School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, African Americans comprise the biggest group at Rodeo Palms Junior High School. They make up for 43.28% of student population, followed by Hispanics (41.08%), Asians (7.33%), Whites or Caucasians (5.87%), Two or More Races (1.96%) and Native Americans (0.37%).

The student population at Nolan Ryan Junior High School is also predominantly by African Americans at 44.61%, 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.

Based on household incomes, Rodeo Palms Junior High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 55.26% compared to 33.49% at Nolan Ryan 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, Rodeo Palms Junior High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 20.29% of its student population compared to 10.30% at Nolan Ryan Junior High School.

In addition, Rodeo Palms Junior High School has 20.17% bilingual students, 4.89% are in the gifted and talented program, while 14.06% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Nolan Ryan Junior High School with 9.72% bilingual students, 9.37% gifted and talented students and 9.95% students in the special education program.

Rodeo Palms Junior High School's 56 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 4.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.9 years. Teachers at Nolan Ryan Junior High School, numbering 48 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 4.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, Rodeo Palms Junior High School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 14 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 19 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers. 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.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Rodeo Palms Junior High School there are 40 female teachers and 16 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by nine 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 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.