Compare Seven Lakes Junior High School with Cardiff Junior High School

Seven Lakes 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 96 in student achievement, 93 in school progress and 98 in closing performance gaps. It scored 97 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, Cardiff Junior High School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 75 in student achievement, 85 in school progress, 75 in closing performance gaps and 82 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. Seven Lakes Junior High School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary and with 25% student progress. Cardiff Junior High School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Social Studies and post-secondary.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Asians comprise the biggest group at Seven Lakes Junior High School. They make up for 34.66% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (28.97%), Hispanics (26.03%), African Americans (7.13%), Two or More Races (2.88%) and Native Americans (0.26%).

At Cardiff Junior High School, Hispanics make up 69.58% of student population, followed by African Americans (14.27%), Whites or Caucasians (10.63%), Asians (2.81%), Two or More Races (1.88%) and Native Americans (0.83%).

Based on household incomes, the Seven Lakes Junior High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 18.77% compared to 80.00% at Cardiff 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, Seven Lakes Junior High School has 176 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 11.51% of student population. Cardiff Junior High School has significantly more ELLs at 332 or about 34.58% of student population.

Seven Lakes Junior High School’s bilingual students comprise 10.73%, gifted and talented students, 22.30%, while 8.44% are in the special education program. Cardiff Junior High School bilingual students comprise 34.17%, gifted and talented students, 3.33%, and 16.77% are in the special education program.

Seven Lakes Junior High School's 83 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.2 years. Teachers at Cardiff Junior High School, numbering 74 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 4.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9 years.

Of its teaching staff, Seven Lakes Junior High School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 30 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 17 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 22 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Cardiff Junior High School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 16 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 24 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including eight beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Seven Lakes Junior High School there are 64 female teachers and 18 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by seven teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and 13 more working as school support staff.

At Cardiff Junior High School there are 57 female teachers and 17 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 11 special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and 11 more working as school support staff.