Compare Vogel Intermediate with Irons Junior High School

Vogel Intermediate 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 94 in closing performance gaps. It scored 89 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, Irons Junior High School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 89 in student achievement, 88 in school progress, 78 in closing performance gaps and 86 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. Vogel Intermediate's four out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Irons 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 Vogel Intermediate. They make up for 41.40% of student population, followed by Hispanics (38.06%), African Americans (12.41%), Two or More Races (4.07%), Asians (2.71%) and Native Americans (0.83%).

The student population at Irons Junior High School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 37.61%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (37.53%), African Americans (15.58%), Asians (4.60%), Two or More Races (3.95%) and Native Americans (0.48%).

Based on household incomes, Vogel Intermediate’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 46.30% compared to 44.87% at Irons 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, Vogel Intermediate has a slightly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 20.44% of its student population compared to 14.45% at Irons Junior High School.

In addition, Vogel Intermediate has 19.60% bilingual students, 8.24% are in the gifted and talented program, while 13.35% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Irons Junior High School with 12.75% bilingual students, 9.60% gifted and talented students and 8.80% students in the special education program.

Vogel Intermediate's 64 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.3 years. Teachers at Irons Junior High School, numbering 75 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 5.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Vogel Intermediate no teacher 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, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 18 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Irons Junior High School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 21 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 19 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 28 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Vogel Intermediate there are 59 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 12 special education teachers are being assisted by 15 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.

At Irons Junior High School there are 54 female teachers and 21 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 14 special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.