Compare Oakcrest Intermediate with Tomball 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, Tomball Junior High School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 87 in student achievement, 87 in school progress, 81 in closing performance gaps and 85 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. Tomball Junior High School’s three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Social Studies and 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.

At Tomball Junior High School, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 56.20% of student population, followed by Hispanics (31.04%), African Americans (6.76%), Two or More Races (4.38%), Asians (1.13%) and Native Americans (0.50%).

Based on household incomes, the Oakcrest Intermediate’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 25.76% compared to 47.81% at Tomball 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 a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 14.85% of its student population compared to 10.51% at Tomball Junior High School.

Oakcrest Intermediate’s bilingual students comprise 14.59%, gifted and talented students, 13.80%, while 8.80% are in the special education program. Tomball Junior High School bilingual students comprise 10.14%, gifted and talented students, 8.51%, and 10.39% are 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 Tomball Junior High School, numbering 48 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 4.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.7 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. Tomball Junior High School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 19 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 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 Tomball Junior High School there are 38 female teachers and ten male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four 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 eight more working as school support staff.