Compare David Elementary School with Powell Elementary School

David Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) 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 95 in student achievement, 90 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 97 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, Powell Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 93 in student achievement, 84 in school progress, 89 in closing performance gaps and 92 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.

It is in this area where the two schools differ. David Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Powell Elementary School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at David Elementary School. They make up for 64.19% of student population, followed by Hispanics (16.94%), Asians (9.19%), Two or More Races (6.77%), African Americans (2.42%) and Native Americans (0.16%).

At Powell Elementary School, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 57.49% of student population, followed by Hispanics (20.00%), Asians (10.90%), African Americans (5.39%), Two or More Races (5.39%) and Native Americans (0.36%).

Based on household incomes, the David Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 7.26% compared to 18.08% at Powell 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, David Elementary School has 43 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 6.94% of student population. Powell Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 82 or about 9.82% of student population.

David Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 6.94%, gifted and talented students, 12.58%, while 6.13% are in the special education program. Powell Elementary School bilingual students comprise 9.10%, gifted and talented students, 10.06%, and 9.22% are in the special education program.

37 teachers employed at David Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.9 years. The 47 teachers at Powell Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, David Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while four teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Powell Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At David Elementary School there are 36 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by five 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 Powell Elementary School there are 43 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five 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 seven more working as school support staff.