Compare Allen Elementary School with McDermott 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, McDermott Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 59 in student achievement, 79 in school progress, 71 in closing performance gaps and 77 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.

Allen Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. McDermott Elementary School did not earn any distinction.

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.

The student population at McDermott Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 48.99%, followed by Asians (19.45%), African Americans (14.84%), Whites or Caucasians (10.95%), Two or More Races (5.33%) and Native Americans (0.29%).

Based on household incomes, Allen Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 91.16% compared to 74.35% at McDermott 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 120 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 25.86% of student population. McDermott Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 194 or about 27.95% of student population.

Allen Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 27.16%, gifted and talented students, 3.88%, while 15.95% are in the special education program. McDermott Elementary School bilingual students comprise 26.37%, gifted and talented students, 2.74%, and 10.95% are 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 50 teachers at McDermott Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.2 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. McDermott Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 19 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four 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 McDermott Elementary School there are 46 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six 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 eight more working as school support staff.