Compare West Memorial Junior High School with Adams Junior High School

West Memorial 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 81 in student achievement, 87 in school progress and 79 in closing performance gaps. It scored 85 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, Adams Junior High School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 95 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 97 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. West Memorial Junior High School bagged all seven distinction awards in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Adams Junior High School’s four out of seven distinctions are in Science, Social Studies, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at West Memorial Junior High School. They make up for 49.32% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (25.96%), African Americans (16.03%), Asians (4.40%), Two or More Races (4.06%) and Native Americans (0.23%).

The student population at Adams Junior High School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 42.92%, followed by Asians (23.48%), Hispanics (21.86%), African Americans (8.20%), Two or More Races (3.23%) and Native Americans (0.19%).

Based on household incomes, West Memorial Junior High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 65.12% compared to 11.37% at Adams 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, West Memorial Junior High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 24.38% of its student population compared to 7.83% at Adams Junior High School.

In addition, West Memorial Junior High School has 23.93% bilingual students, 4.29% are in the gifted and talented program, while 17.49% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Adams Junior High School with 7.02% bilingual students, 16.46% gifted and talented students and 9.88% students in the special education program.

West Memorial Junior High School's 65 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.7 years. Teachers at Adams Junior High School, numbering 87 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 5.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.4 years.

Of its teaching staff, West Memorial Junior High School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 11 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 20 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 18 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Adams Junior High School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 16 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 25 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 31 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 West Memorial Junior High School there are 43 female teachers and 21 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 12 special education teachers are being assisted by 15 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and 13 more working as school support staff.

At Adams Junior High School there are 75 female teachers and 12 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight 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.