Compare Bess Campbell Elementary School with Bowie Elementary School

Bess Campbell 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 96 in student achievement, 94 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, Bowie Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 77 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 94 in closing performance gaps and 91 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. Bess Campbell 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. Bowie Elementary School’s two out of seven distinctions are in post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Bess Campbell Elementary School. They make up for 61.97% of student population, followed by Hispanics (15.49%), Asians (11.07%), African Americans (8.05%) and Two or More Races (3.22%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Bowie Elementary School, Hispanics make up 89.16% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (5.75%), African Americans (3.54%), Two or More Races (1.33%) and Native Americans (0.22%). There is no Asians student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Bess Campbell Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 14.29% compared to 88.05% at Bowie 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, Bess Campbell Elementary School has 31 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 6.24% of student population. Bowie Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 187 or about 41.37% of student population.

Bess Campbell Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 6.24%, gifted and talented students, 25.35%, while 13.48% are in the special education program. Bowie Elementary School bilingual students comprise 41.37%, gifted and talented students, 5.53%, and 21.02% are in the special education program.

40 teachers employed at Bess Campbell Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 13.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 17.3 years. The 39 teachers at Bowie Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10 years.

Of its teaching staff, Bess Campbell Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 11 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 20 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while three teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Bowie Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 16 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. Bess Campbell Elementary School has an all-female teaching staff. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by eight 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.

At Bowie Elementary School there are 35 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six 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 seven more working as school support staff.