Compare Oakcrest Intermediate with Grand Lakes Junior High School

Oakcrest Intermediate 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, 89 in school progress and 98 in closing performance gaps. It scored 94 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, Grand Lakes Junior High School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 91 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 89 in closing performance gaps and 90 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. Oakcrest Intermediate's four out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Grand Lakes Junior High School’s only distinction designation is in Post-Secondary.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Oakcrest Intermediate. They make up for 43.63% of student population, followed by Hispanics (32.59%), Asians (13.01%), African Americans (5.39%) and Two or More Races (5.39%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

The student population at Grand Lakes Junior High School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 43.27%, followed by Hispanics (33.97%), Asians (10.90%), African Americans (7.05%), Two or More Races (4.70%) and Native Americans (0.11%).

Based on household incomes, the Oakcrest Intermediate’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 25.76% compared to 27.35% at Grand Lakes 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, Oakcrest Intermediate has 113 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 14.85% of student population. Grand Lakes Junior High School has more ELLs at 114 or about 12.18% of student population.

In addition, Oakcrest Intermediate has 14.59% bilingual students, 13.80% are in the gifted and talented program, while 8.80% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Grand Lakes Junior High School with 11.75% bilingual students, 14.10% gifted and talented students and 8.87% students in the special education program.

Oakcrest Intermediate's 49 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 5.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.6 years. Teachers at Grand Lakes Junior High School, numbering 54 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 3.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10 years.

Of its teaching staff, Oakcrest Intermediate no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 24 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 17 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Grand Lakes Junior High School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 22 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 15 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Oakcrest Intermediate there are 46 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

At Grand Lakes Junior High School there are 39 female teachers and 15 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two 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 nine more working as school support staff.