Compare Allen Elementary School with Adams Hill Elementary School

Allen Elementary School 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 72 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and 78 in closing performance gaps. It scored 88 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, Adams Hill Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 67 in student achievement, 88 in school progress, 75 in closing performance gaps and 84 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. Allen Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Adams Hill Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Mathematics.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Allen Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 95.47% of student population, followed by African Americans (1.94%), Whites or Caucasians (1.94%) and Two or More Races (0.65%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.

At Adams Hill Elementary School, Hispanics make up 79.44% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (8.35%), African Americans (7.49%), Asians (2.57%) and Two or More Races (1.71%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Allen Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 91.16% compared to 86.72% at Adams Hill 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, Allen Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 25.86% of its student population compared to 8.14% at Adams Hill Elementary School.

In addition, Allen Elementary School has 27.16% bilingual students, 3.88% are in the gifted and talented program, while 15.95% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Adams Hill Elementary School with 4.50% bilingual students, 4.07% gifted and talented students and 11.56% students in the special education program.

38 teachers employed at Allen Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 10 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14 years. The 38 teachers at Adams Hill Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Allen Elementary School has two teachers 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, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while two teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Adams Hill Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has eight 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 six 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 Allen Elementary School there are 32 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by ten teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

At Adams Hill Elementary School there are 31 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by six 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.