Compare McCullough Junior High School with Knox 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, Knox Junior High School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 92 in student achievement, 86 in school progress, 89 in closing performance gaps and 91 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.

McCullough Junior High School's three out of seven distinctions are in Science, Social Studies and post-secondary. Knox Junior High School did not earn any distinction.

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 Knox Junior High School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 50.44%, followed by Hispanics (28.37%), African Americans (9.29%), Asians (6.53%), Two or More Races (4.50%) and Native Americans (0.58%).

Based on household incomes, the McCullough Junior High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 11.71% compared to 28.23% at Knox 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 a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 7.97% of its student population compared to 9.80% at Knox Junior High School.

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. Knox Junior High School bilingual students comprise 9.72%, gifted and talented students, 15.46%, and 7.26% 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 Knox Junior High School, numbering 76 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 9.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.2 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. Knox Junior High School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 30 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 16 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers.

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 Knox Junior High School there are 53 female teachers and 22 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 13 special education teachers are being assisted by ten 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.