Compare T H McDonald Junior High School with Tays Junior High School

T H McDonald 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 79 in student achievement, 87 in school progress and 77 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, Tays Junior High School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 95 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 98 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. T H McDonald Junior High School’s only distinction designation is in Post-Secondary. Tays Junior High School's three out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science and post-secondary.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at T H McDonald Junior High School. They make up for 53.49% of student population, followed by African Americans (25.00%), Whites or Caucasians (13.28%), Asians (5.04%), Two or More Races (2.52%) and Native Americans (0.58%).

The student population at Tays Junior High School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 33.20%, followed by Asians (33.40%), Hispanics (20.63%), African Americans (9.07%), Two or More Races (3.09%) and Native Americans (0.34%).

Based on household incomes, T H McDonald Junior High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 71.71% compared to 15.05% at Tays 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, T H McDonald Junior High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 22.77% of its student population compared to 7.26% at Tays Junior High School.

In addition, T H McDonald Junior High School has 22.29% bilingual students, 3.49% are in the gifted and talented program, while 16.86% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Tays Junior High School with 7.06% bilingual students, 20.09% gifted and talented students and 9.01% students in the special education program.

T H McDonald Junior High School's 72 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 3.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.1 years. Teachers at Tays Junior High School, numbering 87 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 6.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, T H McDonald Junior High School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 19 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 20 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 13 beginning teachers. Tays Junior High School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 23 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 24 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 26 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At T H McDonald Junior High School there are 51 female teachers and 20 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and 12 more working as school support staff.

At Tays Junior High School there are 69 female teachers and 18 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by 15 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and 12 more working as school support staff.