Rutherford Elementary 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 73 in student achievement, 80 in school progress and 80 in closing performance gaps. It scored 80 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, Shaw Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 73 in student achievement, 80 in school progress, 83 in closing performance gaps and 81 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.

Shaw Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics and 25% closing performance gaps. Rutherford Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Rutherford Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 68.24% of student population, followed by African Americans (16.06%), Whites or Caucasians (9.84%), Two or More Races (3.99%), Asians (1.00%) and Native Americans (0.50%).

At Shaw Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 59.21% of student population, followed by African Americans (27.33%), Whites or Caucasians (8.28%), Two or More Races (2.90%), Asians (2.07%) and Native Americans (0.21%).

Based on household incomes, the Rutherford Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 78.21% compared to 80.33% at Shaw 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, Rutherford Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 44.58% of its student population compared to 36.02% at Shaw Elementary School.

In addition, Rutherford Elementary School has 45.45% bilingual students, 4.36% are in the gifted and talented program, while 22.04% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Shaw Elementary School with 35.20% bilingual students, 6.00% gifted and talented students and 21.95% students in the special education program.

50 teachers employed at Rutherford Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 5.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.4 years. The 35 teachers at Shaw Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 5.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.4 years.

Of its teaching staff, Rutherford Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 19 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Shaw Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four 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.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Rutherford Elementary School there are 47 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 26 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 Shaw Elementary School there are 30 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are 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 six more working as school support staff.