Compare Forman Elementary School with Brinker Elementary School

Forman Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) 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 70 in student achievement, 80 in school progress and 71 in closing performance gaps. It scored 77 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, Brinker Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 93 in student achievement, 93 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 95 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.

Brinker Elementary School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Forman Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Forman Elementary School. They make up for 60.51% of student population, followed by African Americans (18.83%), Whites or Caucasians (11.33%), Asians (6.40%), Two or More Races (2.74%) and Native Americans (0.18%).

The student population at Brinker Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 36.54%, followed by African Americans (21.79%), Hispanics (17.52%), Asians (16.67%) and Two or More Races (7.26%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Forman Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 71.66% compared to 26.50% at Brinker Elementary 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, Forman Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 56.67% of its student population compared to 10.90% at Brinker Elementary School.

In addition, Forman Elementary School has 56.49% bilingual students, 3.66% are in the gifted and talented program, while 16.45% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Brinker Elementary School with 10.04% bilingual students, 12.61% gifted and talented students and 10.90% students in the special education program.

51 teachers employed at Forman Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 5.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.7 years. The 35 teachers at Brinker Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, Forman Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 16 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Brinker Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven 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 Forman Elementary School there are 44 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by ten teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

At Brinker Elementary School there are 33 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by three teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.