Compare Rodger & Ellen Beck Junior High School with Seven Lakes 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, Seven Lakes Junior High School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 96 in student achievement, 93 in school progress, 98 in closing performance gaps and 97 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. Seven Lakes Junior High School’s six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary and with 25% student progress.

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%).

The student population at Seven Lakes Junior High School is also predominantly by Asians at 34.66%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (28.97%), Hispanics (26.03%), African Americans (7.13%), Two or More Races (2.88%) and Native Americans (0.26%).

Based on household incomes, Rodger & Ellen Beck Junior High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 29.86% compared to 18.77% at Seven Lakes 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. Seven Lakes Junior High School has significantly more ELLs at 176 or about 11.51% of student population.

In addition, Rodger & Ellen Beck Junior High School has 9.48% bilingual students, 16.22% are in the gifted and talented program, while 11.99% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Seven Lakes Junior High School with 10.73% bilingual students, 22.30% gifted and talented students and 8.44% students 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 Seven Lakes Junior High School, numbering 83 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 7.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.2 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. Seven Lakes Junior High School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 30 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 17 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 22 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four 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 Seven Lakes Junior High School there are 64 female teachers and 18 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by seven teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and 13 more working as school support staff.