Compare Ashbel Smith Elementary School with Harlem Elementary School

Ashbel Smith 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 73 in student achievement, 88 in school progress and 78 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, Harlem Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 71 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 77 in closing performance gaps and 87 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.

Ashbel Smith Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in Science and post-secondary. Harlem Elementary School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Ashbel Smith Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 84.55% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (6.98%), African Americans (6.64%), Two or More Races (1.00%), Native Americans (0.50%) and Asians (0.33%).

At Harlem Elementary School, Hispanics make up 66.16% of student population, followed by African Americans (22.14%), Whites or Caucasians (8.77%), Two or More Races (2.51%), Asians (0.14%) and Native Americans (0.14%).

Based on household incomes, Ashbel Smith Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 90.03% compared to 86.21% at Harlem 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, Ashbel Smith Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 40.37% of its student population compared to 27.86% at Harlem Elementary School.

In addition, Ashbel Smith Elementary School has 40.37% bilingual students, 5.15% are in the gifted and talented program, while 15.12% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Harlem Elementary School with 33.84% bilingual students, 5.71% gifted and talented students and 15.18% students in the special education program.

41 teachers employed at Ashbel Smith Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.7 years. The 48 teachers at Harlem Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, Ashbel Smith Elementary School has one teacher only 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, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Harlem Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 18 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 Ashbel Smith Elementary School there are 36 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 16 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.

At Harlem Elementary School there are 45 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by 18 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.