Compare Broadway Elementary School with Patterson Elementary School

Broadway 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 92 in student achievement, 86 in school progress and 98 in closing performance gaps. It scored 94 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, Patterson Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 75 in student achievement, 88 in school progress, 78 in closing performance gaps and 85 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.

Patterson Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. Broadway Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Broadway Elementary School. They make up for 50.35% of student population, followed by Hispanics (23.25%), African Americans (11.47%), Asians (9.43%), Two or More Races (5.26%) and Native Americans (0.08%).

At Patterson Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 61.37% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (31.02%), African Americans (3.14%), Two or More Races (2.58%), Asians (1.01%) and Native Americans (0.67%).

Based on household incomes, the Broadway Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 14.45% compared to 70.44% at Patterson 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, Broadway Elementary School has 121 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 9.51% of student population. Patterson Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 359 or about 40.20% of student population.

Broadway Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 8.80%, gifted and talented students, 6.83%, while 9.74% are in the special education program. Patterson Elementary School bilingual students comprise 39.42%, gifted and talented students, 3.14%, and 8.62% are in the special education program.

73 teachers employed at Broadway Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.9 years. The 58 teachers at Patterson Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.1 years.

Of its teaching staff, Broadway Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 29 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 22 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Patterson Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 24 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 16 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 15 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 Broadway Elementary School there are 70 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by 16 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.

At Patterson Elementary School there are 56 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by 20 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.