Compare Berry Elementary School with Ashworth Elementary School

Berry 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 56 in student achievement, 86 in school progress and 74 in closing performance gaps. It scored 82 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, Ashworth Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 72 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 78 in closing performance gaps and 86 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.

Distinction Designations for Berry Elementary School and Ashworth Elementary School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Berry Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 83.03% of student population, followed by African Americans (13.30%), Whites or Caucasians (2.29%), Two or More Races (0.76%) and Asians (0.61%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

The student population at Ashworth Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 38.42%, followed by African Americans (30.25%), Whites or Caucasians (18.53%), Asians (6.27%), Two or More Races (5.18%) and Native Americans (0.54%).

Based on household incomes, Berry Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 93.12% compared to 77.38% at Ashworth 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, Berry Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 65.29% of its student population compared to 31.34% at Ashworth Elementary School.

In addition, Berry Elementary School has 65.75% bilingual students, 7.65% are in the gifted and talented program, while 5.81% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Ashworth Elementary School with 31.34% bilingual students, 8.99% gifted and talented students and 15.53% students in the special education program.

45 teachers employed at Berry Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 12.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 15.2 years. The 28 teachers at Ashworth Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10 years.

Of its teaching staff, Berry Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 13 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Ashworth Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, two teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Berry Elementary School there are 37 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two 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 eight more working as school support staff.

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