Compare West Memorial Junior High School with Cinco Ranch Junior High School

West Memorial 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 81 in student achievement, 87 in school progress and 79 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, Cinco Ranch Junior High School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 94 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 100 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. West Memorial 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. Cinco Ranch Junior High School’s six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at West Memorial Junior High School. They make up for 49.32% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (25.96%), African Americans (16.03%), Asians (4.40%), Two or More Races (4.06%) and Native Americans (0.23%).

The student population at Cinco Ranch Junior High School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 35.21%, followed by Hispanics (29.30%), Asians (23.40%), African Americans (8.50%), Two or More Races (3.37%) and Native Americans (0.14%).

Based on household incomes, West Memorial Junior High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 65.12% compared to 28.74% at Cinco Ranch 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, West Memorial Junior High School has 216 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 24.38% of student population. Cinco Ranch Junior High School has more ELLs at 220 or about 15.46% of student population.

In addition, West Memorial Junior High School has 23.93% bilingual students, 4.29% are in the gifted and talented program, while 17.49% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Cinco Ranch Junior High School with 14.90% bilingual students, 12.58% gifted and talented students and 13.07% students in the special education program.

West Memorial Junior High School's 65 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.7 years. Teachers at Cinco Ranch Junior High School, numbering 88 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 7.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, West Memorial Junior High School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 11 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 20 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 18 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Cinco Ranch Junior High School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 14 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 21 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 17 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 30 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 West Memorial Junior High School there are 43 female teachers and 21 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 four staff members in the school administration department and 13 more working as school support staff.

At Cinco Ranch Junior High School there are 69 female teachers and 19 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 11 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 12 more working as school support staff.