Compare Andrews Elementary School with Daffron Elementary School

Andrews Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) 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 94 in student achievement, 93 in school progress and 98 in closing performance gaps. It scored 95 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, Daffron Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 88 in student achievement, 86 in school progress, 96 in closing performance gaps and 90 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.

Both schools garnered only three distinction designations or awards for performance. For Andrews Elementary School these are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics and post-secondary while Daffron Elementary School secured in Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Asians comprise the biggest group at Andrews Elementary School. They make up for 53.50% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (25.25%), Hispanics (8.00%), African Americans (7.75%), Two or More Races (5.25%) and Native Americans (0.25%).

At Daffron Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 57.58% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (16.49%), Asians (12.81%), African Americans (8.10%) and Two or More Races (5.01%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Andrews Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 15.75% compared to 47.28% at Daffron 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, Andrews Elementary School has 107 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 26.75% of student population. Daffron Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 389 or about 57.29% of student population.

Andrews Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 25.50%, gifted and talented students, 22.00%, while 11.50% are in the special education program. Daffron Elementary School bilingual students comprise 57.00%, gifted and talented students, 7.36%, and 8.84% are in the special education program.

32 teachers employed at Andrews Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 12.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14.5 years. The 52 teachers at Daffron Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 10.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, Andrews Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has five 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 three teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Daffron Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 30 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Andrews Elementary School there are 31 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, four 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.

At Daffron Elementary School there are 48 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by nine 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.