Compare Andre Elementary School with Hamilton Elementary School

Andre 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 77 in student achievement, 90 in school progress and 79 in closing performance gaps. It scored 87 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, Hamilton Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 94 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 96 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. Andre Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Science. Hamilton Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Andre Elementary School. They make up for 42.92% of student population, followed by African Americans (30.14%), Whites or Caucasians (13.10%), Asians (8.63%) and Two or More Races (5.01%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Hamilton Elementary School, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 54.44% of student population, followed by Hispanics (21.08%), African Americans (10.11%), Asians (10.02%), Two or More Races (4.06%) and Native Americans (0.28%).

Based on household incomes, Andre Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 59.21% compared to 22.40% at Hamilton 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, Andre Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 24.49% of its student population compared to 7.94% at Hamilton Elementary School.

In addition, Andre Elementary School has 23.32% bilingual students, 2.34% are in the gifted and talented program, while 13.31% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Hamilton Elementary School with 7.56% bilingual students, 10.87% gifted and talented students and 11.72% students in the special education program.

63 teachers employed at Andre Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.7 years. The 59 teachers at Hamilton Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.4 years.

Of its teaching staff, Andre Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 23 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 14 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Hamilton Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 21 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Andre Elementary School there are 62 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 22 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and 12 more working as school support staff.

At Hamilton Elementary School there are 58 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by 22 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and nine more working as school support staff.