Compare Tomball Junior High School with Grand Lakes Junior High School

Tomball 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 87 in student achievement, 87 in school progress and 81 in closing performance gaps. It scored 85 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, Grand Lakes Junior High School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 91 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 89 in closing performance gaps and 90 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. Tomball Junior High School's three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Social Studies and post-secondary. Grand Lakes Junior High School’s only distinction designation is in Post-Secondary.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Tomball Junior High School. They make up for 56.20% of student population, followed by Hispanics (31.04%), African Americans (6.76%), Two or More Races (4.38%), Asians (1.13%) and Native Americans (0.50%).

The student population at Grand Lakes Junior High School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 43.27%, followed by Hispanics (33.97%), Asians (10.90%), African Americans (7.05%), Two or More Races (4.70%) and Native Americans (0.11%).

Based on household incomes, Tomball Junior High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 47.81% compared to 27.35% at Grand 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, Tomball Junior High School has 84 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 10.51% of student population. Grand Lakes Junior High School has significantly more ELLs at 114 or about 12.18% of student population.

In addition, Tomball Junior High School has 10.14% bilingual students, 8.51% are in the gifted and talented program, while 10.39% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Grand Lakes Junior High School with 11.75% bilingual students, 14.10% gifted and talented students and 8.87% students in the special education program.

Tomball Junior High School's 48 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 4.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.7 years. Teachers at Grand Lakes Junior High School, numbering 54 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 3.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10 years.

Of its teaching staff, Tomball Junior High School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 19 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Grand Lakes Junior High School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 22 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 15 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Tomball Junior High School there are 38 female teachers and ten male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.

At Grand Lakes Junior High School there are 39 female teachers and 15 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by ten teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and nine more working as school support staff.