Compare Barksdale Elementary School with Hedgcoxe Elementary School

Barksdale 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 95 in student achievement, 95 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 97 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, Hedgcoxe Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 90 in student achievement, 88 in school progress, 82 in closing performance gaps and 88 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.

Barksdale Elementary School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Hedgcoxe Elementary School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Barksdale Elementary School. They make up for 36.90% of student population, followed by Asians (30.63%), Hispanics (15.31%), African Americans (11.81%), Two or More Races (4.61%) and Native Americans (0.74%).

The student population at Hedgcoxe Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 43.66%, followed by Hispanics (19.48%), Asians (15.73%), African Americans (12.91%) and Two or More Races (8.22%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Barksdale Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 17.53% compared to 25.12% at Hedgcoxe 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, Barksdale Elementary School has a higher number of English Language Learners comprising 14.39% of its student population compared to 17.84% at Hedgcoxe Elementary School.

Barksdale Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 13.84%, gifted and talented students, 11.44%, while 6.64% are in the special education program. Hedgcoxe Elementary School bilingual students comprise 17.61%, gifted and talented students, 7.98%, and 13.15% are in the special education program.

40 teachers employed at Barksdale Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.3 years. The 36 teachers at Hedgcoxe Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 10 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, Barksdale Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Hedgcoxe Elementary School no teacher 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, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Barksdale Elementary School there are 39 female teachers and zero male teacher. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by six 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 Hedgcoxe Elementary School there are 33 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six 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.