John A Sippel 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, 85 in school progress and 81 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, Copperfield Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 67 in student achievement, 74 in school progress, 79 in closing performance gaps and 76 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 John A Sippel Elementary School and Copperfield Elementary School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at John A Sippel Elementary School. They make up for 50.24% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (31.08%), African Americans (10.83%), Two or More Races (5.34%) and Asians (2.04%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

The student population at Copperfield Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 48.90%, followed by African Americans (27.67%), Whites or Caucasians (13.70%), Two or More Races (7.26%), Asians (1.51%) and Native Americans (0.27%).

Based on household incomes, the John A Sippel Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 34.85% compared to 61.78% at Copperfield 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, John A Sippel Elementary School has 22 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 3.45% of student population. Copperfield Elementary School has more ELLs at 43 or about 5.89% of student population.

John A Sippel Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 3.45%, gifted and talented students, 8.16%, while 21.51% are in the special education program. Copperfield Elementary School bilingual students comprise 5.62%, gifted and talented students, 5.75%, and 25.62% are in the special education program.

43 teachers employed at John A Sippel Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.4 years. The 43 teachers at Copperfield Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 5.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, John A Sippel Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 16 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Copperfield Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At John A Sippel Elementary School there are 41 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by 14 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.

At Copperfield Elementary School there are 39 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by 15 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.