Compare Memorial Parkway Junior High School with Rodger & Ellen Beck Junior High School

Memorial Parkway 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 91 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 84 in closing performance gaps. It scored 89 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, Rodger & Ellen Beck Junior High School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 94 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 96 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. Memorial Parkway Junior High School’s six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Rodger & Ellen Beck Junior High School's seven out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Memorial Parkway Junior High School. They make up for 38.22% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (38.45%), African Americans (9.58%), Asians (8.43%), Two or More Races (4.97%) and Native Americans (0.35%).

The student population at Rodger & Ellen Beck Junior High School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 45.85%, followed by Hispanics (27.04%), Asians (12.93%), African Americans (8.93%), Two or More Races (5.02%) and Native Americans (0.08%).

Based on household incomes, Memorial Parkway Junior High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 44.34% compared to 29.86% at Rodger & Ellen Beck 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, Memorial Parkway Junior High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 22.29% of its student population compared to 9.72% at Rodger & Ellen Beck Junior High School.

In addition, Memorial Parkway Junior High School has 21.94% bilingual students, 10.16% are in the gifted and talented program, while 14.90% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Rodger & Ellen Beck Junior High School with 9.48% bilingual students, 16.22% gifted and talented students and 11.99% students in the special education program.

Memorial Parkway Junior High School's 63 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.7 years. Teachers at Rodger & Ellen Beck Junior High School, numbering 77 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 7.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Memorial Parkway Junior High School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 19 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 16 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Rodger & Ellen Beck Junior High School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 21 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 21 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 Memorial Parkway Junior High School there are 48 female teachers and 15 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, ten special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and 12 more working as school support staff.

At Rodger & Ellen Beck Junior High School there are 55 female teachers and 21 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.