Compare Bowden Academy with Hawthorne Pk-8 Academy

Bowden Academy 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 56 in student achievement, 88 in school progress and 75 in closing performance gaps. It scored 84 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, Hawthorne Pk-8 Academy earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 62 in student achievement, 82 in school progress, 73 in closing performance gaps and 79 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.

Distinction Designations for Bowden Academy and Hawthorne Pk-8 Academy are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Bowden Academy is Hispanics who make up nearly 87.13% of student population, followed by African Americans (6.96%), Whites or Caucasians (4.22%) and Two or More Races (1.48%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.

At Hawthorne Pk-8 Academy, Hispanics make up 89.22% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (6.02%), African Americans (3.65%), Two or More Races (0.63%), Asians (0.32%) and Native Americans (0.16%).

Based on household incomes, Bowden Academy’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 93.04% compared to 77.18% at Hawthorne Pk-8 Academy.

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, Bowden Academy has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 21.73% of its student population compared to 11.73% at Hawthorne Pk-8 Academy.

In addition, Bowden Academy has 24.05% bilingual students, 4.43% are in the gifted and talented program, while 16.67% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Hawthorne Pk-8 Academy with 11.41% bilingual students, 9.03% gifted and talented students and 16.48% students in the special education program.

37 teachers employed at Bowden Academy have been teaching in the school for an average of about 4.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 6.9 years. The 41 teachers at Hawthorne Pk-8 Academy have been serving the school for an average of 9.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, Bowden Academy no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 11 beginning teachers. Hawthorne Pk-8 Academy no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten 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 Bowden Academy there are 29 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.

At Hawthorne Pk-8 Academy there are 30 female teachers and ten male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by seven teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.