W A Porter 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 91 in student achievement, 85 in school progress and 91 in closing performance gaps. It scored 91 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, Academy At Carrie F Thomas earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 67 in student achievement, 74 in school progress, 66 in closing performance gaps and 72 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.

W A Porter Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics and Science. Academy At Carrie F Thomas did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in W A Porter Elementary School is Whites or Caucasians who make up nearly 66.98% of student population, followed by Hispanics (20.26%), Asians (5.07%), Two or More Races (3.94%), African Americans (3.38%) and Native Americans (0.19%).

The student population at Academy At Carrie F Thomas is also predominantly by Hispanics at 48.38%, followed by African Americans (25.47%), Whites or Caucasians (16.58%), Two or More Races (5.81%) and Asians (2.39%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the W A Porter Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 17.07% compared to 75.73% at Academy At Carrie F Thomas.

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, W A Porter Elementary School has 36 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 6.75% of student population. Academy At Carrie F Thomas has significantly more ELLs at 223 or about 38.12% of student population.

W A Porter Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 6.57%, gifted and talented students, 11.07%, while 23.64% are in the special education program. Academy At Carrie F Thomas bilingual students comprise 38.63%, gifted and talented students, 4.10%, and 18.63% are in the special education program.

40 teachers employed at W A Porter Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 10.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 15.6 years. The 36 teachers at Academy At Carrie F Thomas have been serving the school for an average of 9.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, W A Porter Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has 12 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 seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Academy At Carrie F Thomas has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At W A Porter Elementary School there are 39 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, 16 special education teachers are being assisted by 18 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 Academy At Carrie F Thomas there are 33 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by 14 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.