Compare Barbara Cockrell Elementary School with E A Lawhon Elementary School

Barbara Cockrell 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 92 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 94 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, E A Lawhon Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 83 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 94 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. Barbara Cockrell Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. E A Lawhon Elementary School’s two out of seven distinctions are in post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Barbara Cockrell Elementary School. They make up for 54.09% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (25.75%), Asians (11.44%), African Americans (6.13%) and Two or More Races (2.59%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At E A Lawhon Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 63.73% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (15.62%), African Americans (10.20%), Asians (6.55%), Two or More Races (3.78%) and Native Americans (0.13%).

Based on household incomes, the Barbara Cockrell Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 37.33% compared to 58.56% at E A Lawhon 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, Barbara Cockrell Elementary School has 189 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 25.75% of student population. E A Lawhon Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 322 or about 40.55% of student population.

Barbara Cockrell Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 38.56%, gifted and talented students, 6.40%, while 9.81% are in the special education program. E A Lawhon Elementary School bilingual students comprise 48.74%, gifted and talented students, 3.27%, and 7.81% are in the special education program.

43 teachers employed at Barbara Cockrell Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.2 years. The 57 teachers at E A Lawhon Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Barbara Cockrell Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. E A Lawhon Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 19 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 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 Barbara Cockrell Elementary School there are 42 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by ten teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, E A Lawhon Elementary School has an all-female teaching staff. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.