Compare Lake Highlands Junior High School with Liberty Junior High School

Lake Highlands Junior High School earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) 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 80 in student achievement, 80 in school progress and 73 in closing performance gaps. It scored 78 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, Liberty Junior High School not rated a State accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365. The school posted 60 in student achievement, 66 in school progress, 72 in closing performance gaps and 68 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.

Lake Highlands Junior High School's one out of seven distinction is in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA). Liberty Junior High School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Lake Highlands Junior High School. They make up for 37.67% of student population, followed by Hispanics (29.48%), African Americans (23.71%), Asians (6.38%), Two or More Races (2.29%) and Native Americans (0.24%).

The student population at Liberty Junior High School is also predominantly by African Americans at 36.51%, followed by Hispanics (34.95%), Asians (14.35%), Whites or Caucasians (11.54%), Two or More Races (1.56%) and Native Americans (0.78%).

Based on household incomes, the Lake Highlands Junior High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 51.26% compared to 79.25% at Liberty 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, Lake Highlands Junior High School has 175 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 21.06% of student population. Liberty Junior High School has significantly more ELLs at 205 or about 31.98% of student population.

Lake Highlands Junior High School’s bilingual students comprise 21.06%, gifted and talented students, 15.64%, while 15.52% are in the special education program. Liberty Junior High School bilingual students comprise 31.67%, gifted and talented students, 5.62%, and 16.07% are in the special education program.

Lake Highlands Junior High School's 65 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 4.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.3 years. Teachers at Liberty Junior High School, numbering 57 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 4.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, Lake Highlands Junior High School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 16 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 26 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven beginning teachers. Liberty Junior High School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 23 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including nine beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Lake Highlands Junior High School there are 49 female teachers and 16 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by six teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.

At Liberty Junior High School there are 41 female teachers and 16 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by five teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.