Lacy 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, 74 in school progress and 72 in closing performance gaps. It scored 73 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, Harper Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 83 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 90 in closing performance gaps and 91 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.

Harper 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. Lacy Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Lacy Elementary School. They make up for 36.70% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (28.28%), African Americans (23.40%), Asians (5.89%), Two or More Races (5.22%) and Native Americans (0.51%).

The student population at Harper Elementary School is also predominantly by African Americans at 29.75%, followed by Hispanics (26.48%), Whites or Caucasians (21.65%), Asians (16.67%), Two or More Races (4.98%) and Native Americans (0.47%).

Based on household incomes, Lacy Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 68.18% compared to 49.84% at Harper 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, Lacy Elementary School has a slightly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 26.43% of its student population compared to 22.12% at Harper Elementary School.

In addition, Lacy Elementary School has 25.59% bilingual students, 4.38% are in the gifted and talented program, while 19.87% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Harper Elementary School with 20.87% bilingual students, 5.76% gifted and talented students and 17.60% students in the special education program.

38 teachers employed at Lacy Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 1.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.3 years. The 38 teachers at Harper Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 4.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, Lacy Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Harper Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 18 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Lacy Elementary School there are 31 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five 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 three more working as school support staff.

At Harper Elementary School there are 37 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by nine teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.