Compare McCullough Junior High School with Irons Junior High School

McCullough 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 94 in student achievement, 90 in school progress and 92 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.

Both schools garnered only three distinction designations or awards for performance. These are in Science, Social Studies and post-secondary.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at McCullough Junior High School. They make up for 56.09% of student population, followed by Hispanics (25.67%), Asians (9.40%), African Americans (4.94%), Two or More Races (3.55%) and Native Americans (0.29%).

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 McCullough Junior High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 11.71% 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, McCullough Junior High School has 166 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 7.97% of student population. Irons Junior High School has slightly more ELLs at 179 or about 14.45% of student population.

McCullough Junior High School’s bilingual students comprise 7.73%, gifted and talented students, 19.77%, while 6.38% 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.

McCullough Junior High School's 114 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 9.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.9 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, McCullough Junior High School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 24 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 30 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 27 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 27 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six 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 McCullough Junior High School there are 90 female teachers and 24 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 17 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 12 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.