Compare Knox Junior High School with Mitchell Intermediate

Knox 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, 86 in school progress and 89 in closing performance gaps. It scored 91 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, Mitchell Intermediate also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 94 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 90 in closing performance gaps and 93 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.

Mitchell Intermediate's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science and post-secondary. Knox Junior High School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Knox Junior High School. They make up for 50.44% of student population, followed by Hispanics (28.37%), African Americans (9.29%), Asians (6.53%), Two or More Races (4.50%) and Native Americans (0.58%).

At Mitchell Intermediate, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 62.04% of student population, followed by Hispanics (21.24%), Asians (8.41%), Two or More Races (4.42%), African Americans (3.45%) and Native Americans (0.44%).

Based on household incomes, Knox Junior High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 28.23% compared to 11.95% at Mitchell 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, Knox Junior High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 9.80% of its student population compared to 5.75% at Mitchell Intermediate.

In addition, Knox Junior High School has 9.72% bilingual students, 15.46% are in the gifted and talented program, while 7.26% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Mitchell Intermediate with 5.40% bilingual students, 18.67% gifted and talented students and 5.84% students in the special education program.

Knox Junior High School's 76 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 9.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.2 years. Teachers at Mitchell Intermediate, numbering 64 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 9.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14.1 years.

Of its teaching staff, 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. Mitchell Intermediate has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 17 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 19 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. 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.

At Mitchell Intermediate there are 58 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.