Compare Allan K & Carolyn H Bird Education Center with Hedgcoxe Elementary School

Allan K & Carolyn H Bird Education Center 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 91 in student achievement, 76 in school progress and 70 in closing performance gaps. It scored 85 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, Hedgcoxe Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 90 in student achievement, 88 in school progress, 82 in closing performance gaps and 88 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 Allan K & Carolyn H Bird Education Center and Hedgcoxe Elementary School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Allan K & Carolyn H Bird Education Center is Asians who make up nearly 73.61% of student population, followed by African Americans (8.13%), Whites or Caucasians (7.93%), Hispanics (7.55%), Two or More Races (2.29%) and Native Americans (0.38%).

The student population at Hedgcoxe Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 43.66%, followed by Hispanics (19.48%), Asians (15.73%), African Americans (12.91%) and Two or More Races (8.22%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Allan K & Carolyn H Bird Education Center’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 17.97% compared to 25.12% at Hedgcoxe 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, Allan K & Carolyn H Bird Education Center has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 30.59% of its student population compared to 17.84% at Hedgcoxe Elementary School.

Allan K & Carolyn H Bird Education Center’s bilingual students comprise 29.83%, gifted and talented students, 12.05%, while 8.80% are in the special education program. Hedgcoxe Elementary School bilingual students comprise 17.61%, gifted and talented students, 7.98%, and 13.15% are in the special education program.

20 teachers employed at Allan K & Carolyn H Bird Education Center have been teaching in the school for an average of about 5.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.6 years. The 36 teachers at Hedgcoxe Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 10 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, Allan K & Carolyn H Bird Education Center no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, four teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Hedgcoxe Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Allan K & Carolyn H Bird Education Center there are 18 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two teachers are in special education without any assistance.

At Hedgcoxe Elementary School there are 33 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by four teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.