Compare Rodger & Ellen Beck Junior High School with Morton Ranch Junior High School

Rodger & Ellen Beck Junior High School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) 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 94 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 96 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, Morton Ranch Junior High School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 79 in student achievement, 88 in school progress, 76 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.

It is in this area where the two schools differ. Rodger & Ellen Beck Junior High School bagged all seven distinction awards in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Morton Ranch Junior High School’s three out of seven distinctions are in Science, Social Studies and post-secondary.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Rodger & Ellen Beck Junior High School. They make up for 45.85% of student population, followed by Hispanics (27.04%), Asians (12.93%), African Americans (8.93%), Two or More Races (5.02%) and Native Americans (0.08%).

At Morton Ranch Junior High School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 56.52% of student population, followed by African Americans (20.35%), Whites or Caucasians (15.48%), Asians (4.37%), Two or More Races (2.52%) and Native Americans (0.67%).

Based on household incomes, the Rodger & Ellen Beck Junior High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 29.86% compared to 74.77% at Morton Ranch 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, Rodger & Ellen Beck Junior High School has 124 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 9.72% of student population. Morton Ranch Junior High School has significantly more ELLs at 301 or about 25.32% of student population.

Rodger & Ellen Beck Junior High School’s bilingual students comprise 9.48%, gifted and talented students, 16.22%, while 11.99% are in the special education program. Morton Ranch Junior High School bilingual students comprise 24.81%, gifted and talented students, 3.70%, and 19.09% are in the special education program.

Rodger & Ellen Beck Junior High School's 77 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.7 years. Teachers at Morton Ranch Junior High School, numbering 83 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, Rodger & Ellen Beck Junior High School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 21 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 21 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including nine beginning teachers. Morton Ranch Junior High School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has 12 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 21 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 22 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 14 beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Rodger & Ellen Beck Junior High School there are 55 female teachers and 21 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by 11 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.

At Morton Ranch Junior High School there are 57 female teachers and 25 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 14 special education teachers are being assisted by 16 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and 14 more working as school support staff.