Compare Beverly Cheatham Elementary School with Jenny Preston Elementary School

Beverly Cheatham 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 93 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 95 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, Jenny Preston Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 93 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 95 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. Beverly Cheatham Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Jenny Preston Elementary School’s two out of seven distinctions are in post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Asians comprise the biggest group at Beverly Cheatham Elementary School. They make up for 38.29% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (35.61%), African Americans (12.45%), Hispanics (10.04%), Two or More Races (2.81%) and Native Americans (0.54%).

The student population at Jenny Preston Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 44.05%, followed by Asians (29.53%), Hispanics (9.79%), African Americans (8.16%), Two or More Races (7.99%) and Native Americans (0.33%).

Based on household incomes, Beverly Cheatham Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 16.87% compared to 5.38% at Jenny Preston 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, Beverly Cheatham Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 19.14% of its student population compared to 4.08% at Jenny Preston Elementary School.

In addition, Beverly Cheatham Elementary School has 18.34% bilingual students, 12.45% are in the gifted and talented program, while 18.07% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Jenny Preston Elementary School with 3.92% bilingual students, 17.62% gifted and talented students and 14.36% students in the special education program.

47 teachers employed at Beverly Cheatham Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.9 years. The 41 teachers at Jenny Preston Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, Beverly Cheatham Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Jenny Preston Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Beverly Cheatham Elementary School there are 45 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by 14 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.

At Jenny Preston Elementary School there are 38 female teachers and two 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 one staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.