Compare Beverly Elementary School with Weatherford Elementary School

Beverly 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, 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, Weatherford Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 71 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 76 in closing performance gaps and 87 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.

Beverly 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. Weatherford Elementary School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Beverly Elementary School. They make up for 37.78% of student population, followed by Asians (32.78%), Hispanics (11.94%), African Americans (10.28%) and Two or More Races (7.22%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

The student population at Weatherford Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 51.49%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (24.94%), African Americans (13.04%), Asians (5.95%), Two or More Races (3.66%) and Native Americans (0.92%).

Based on household incomes, the Beverly Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 24.72% compared to 59.73% at Weatherford 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 Elementary School has 55 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 15.28% of student population. Weatherford Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 216 or about 49.43% of student population.

Beverly Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 15.28%, gifted and talented students, 16.39%, while 11.39% are in the special education program. Weatherford Elementary School bilingual students comprise 48.28%, gifted and talented students, 7.09%, and 17.16% are in the special education program.

30 teachers employed at Beverly Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 13.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 15.4 years. The 38 teachers at Weatherford Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.9 years.

Of its teaching staff, Beverly Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has 11 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while four teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Weatherford Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 14 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while four 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 Beverly Elementary School there are 26 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six 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 Weatherford Elementary School there are 34 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by nine 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.