Compare Bay Elementary School with Ralph Parr Elementary School

Bay 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 86 in student achievement, 86 in school progress and 88 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, Ralph Parr Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 91 in student achievement, 94 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. Bay Elementary School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Science and 25% closing performance gaps. Ralph Parr Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Bay Elementary School. They make up for 60.51% of student population, followed by Hispanics (25.04%), African Americans (6.10%), Two or More Races (5.62%), Asians (2.57%) and Native Americans (0.16%).

The student population at Ralph Parr Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 52.25%, followed by Hispanics (28.23%), African Americans (8.99%), Asians (7.44%), Two or More Races (2.53%) and Native Americans (0.14%).

Based on household incomes, Bay Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 43.82% compared to 32.87% at Ralph Parr 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, Bay Elementary School has a slightly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 7.38% of its student population compared to 4.49% at Ralph Parr Elementary School.

In addition, Bay Elementary School has 7.22% bilingual students, 6.58% are in the gifted and talented program, while 15.41% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Ralph Parr Elementary School with 4.21% bilingual students, 11.52% gifted and talented students and 18.54% students in the special education program.

38 teachers employed at Bay Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11 years. The 47 teachers at Ralph Parr Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, Bay Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Ralph Parr Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 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 Bay Elementary School there are 37 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 16 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and 11 more working as school support staff.

At Ralph Parr Elementary School there are 44 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and 12 more working as school support staff.