Compare York Junior High School with Irons Junior High School

York Junior High School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) 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 92 in student achievement, 88 in school progress and 94 in closing performance gaps. It scored 93 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 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.

Irons Junior High School's three out of seven distinctions are in Science, Social Studies and post-secondary. York Junior High School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at York Junior High School. They make up for 50.94% of student population, followed by Hispanics (25.94%), African Americans (13.09%), Asians (5.12%), Two or More Races (4.23%) and Native Americans (0.10%).

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, the York Junior High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 20.92% 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, York Junior High School has 104 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 5.12% of student population. Irons Junior High School has significantly more ELLs at 179 or about 14.45% of student population.

York Junior High School’s bilingual students comprise 4.63%, gifted and talented students, 13.04%, while 6.05% are in the special education program. Irons Junior High School bilingual students comprise 12.75%, gifted and talented students, 9.60%, and 8.80% are in the special education program.

York Junior High School's 110 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.5 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, York Junior High School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 47 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 23 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 28 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 York Junior High School there are 77 female teachers and 32 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 19 special education teachers are being assisted by 13 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and eight 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.