Compare Waller Junior High School with Schultz Junior High School

Waller Junior High School earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) 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 71 in student achievement, 77 in school progress and 72 in closing performance gaps. It scored 76 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, Schultz Junior High School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 77 in student achievement, 83 in school progress, 73 in closing performance gaps and 80 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. Except for Science, Waller Junior High School earned one out of seven distinctions. Schultz Junior High School's two out of seven distinctions are in Science and Social Studies.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Waller Junior High School. They make up for 62.68% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (20.72%), African Americans (12.26%), Two or More Races (2.54%), Asians (1.06%) and Native Americans (0.74%).

At Schultz Junior High School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 54.24% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (35.79%), African Americans (6.99%), Two or More Races (2.14%), Asians (0.65%) and Native Americans (0.19%).

Based on household incomes, Waller Junior High School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 74.00% compared to 66.73% at Schultz 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, Waller Junior High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 37.00% of its student population compared to 27.31% at Schultz Junior High School.

In addition, Waller Junior High School has 36.68% bilingual students, 6.66% are in the gifted and talented program, while 13.95% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Schultz Junior High School with 27.12% bilingual students, 9.69% gifted and talented students and 14.45% students in the special education program.

Waller Junior High School's 58 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 5.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.9 years. Teachers at Schultz Junior High School, numbering 68 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 6.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, Waller Junior High School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 19 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Schultz Junior High School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 27 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Waller Junior High School there are 44 female teachers and 14 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by 14 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.

At Schultz Junior High School there are 55 female teachers and 13 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 13 special education teachers are being assisted by 14 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.