Compare Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy with Rosemont Upper

Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy 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 74 in student achievement, 84 in school progress and 73 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, Rosemont Upper performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 92 in student achievement, 94 in school progress, 100 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. Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy’s three out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Social Studies and post-secondary. Rosemont Upper's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy is Hispanics who make up nearly 66.91% of student population, followed by African Americans (27.50%), Whites or Caucasians (3.24%), Two or More Races (1.18%) and Asians (1.03%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Rosemont Upper, Hispanics make up 100.00% of student population, followed by . There is no African Americans, Asians, Native Americans, Two or More Races and Whites or Caucasians students in the school.

Based on household incomes, Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 85.59% compared to 80.13% at Rosemont Upper.

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, Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 42.65% of its student population compared to 70.51% at Rosemont Upper.

In addition, Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy has 39.85% bilingual students, 36.76% are in the gifted and talented program, while 10.59% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Rosemont Upper with 96.79% bilingual students, 39.74% gifted and talented students and 0.64% students in the special education program.

Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy's 45 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 4.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 6.4 years. Teachers at Rosemont Upper, numbering 12 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 9.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 18 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including eight beginning teachers. Rosemont Upper no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, two teachers have worked for 6-10 years, no teacher serving the school for 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy there are 27 female teachers and 18 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by four teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

At Rosemont Upper there are ten female teachers and two male teachers. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.