Compare Bear Branch Junior High School with Vogel Intermediate

Bear Branch 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 87 in student achievement, 85 in school progress and 76 in closing performance gaps. It scored 84 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, Vogel Intermediate also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 87 in student achievement, 87 in school progress, 94 in closing performance gaps and 89 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. Bear Branch Junior High School’s only distinction designation is in Science. Vogel Intermediate's four out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Bear Branch Junior High School. They make up for 58.87% of student population, followed by Hispanics (33.63%), African Americans (3.18%), Two or More Races (2.38%), Asians (1.59%) and Native Americans (0.35%).

The student population at Vogel Intermediate is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 41.40%, followed by Hispanics (38.06%), African Americans (12.41%), Two or More Races (4.07%), Asians (2.71%) and Native Americans (0.83%).

Based on household incomes, the Bear Branch Junior High School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 37.16% compared to 46.30% at Vogel Intermediate.

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, Bear Branch Junior High School has 170 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 15.00% of student population. Vogel Intermediate has significantly more ELLs at 196 or about 20.44% of student population.

Bear Branch Junior High School’s bilingual students comprise 13.86%, gifted and talented students, 8.74%, while 9.71% are in the special education program. Vogel Intermediate bilingual students comprise 19.60%, gifted and talented students, 8.24%, and 13.35% are in the special education program.

Bear Branch Junior High School's 63 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 5.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.5 years. Teachers at Vogel Intermediate, numbering 64 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 6.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, Bear Branch Junior High School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 28 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Vogel Intermediate no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 23 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 18 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 Bear Branch Junior High School there are 49 female teachers and 14 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, ten special education teachers are being assisted by three teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.

At Vogel Intermediate there are 59 female teachers and five 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 three staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.