Compare Bill Childress Elementary School with Deanna Davenport Elementary School

Bill Childress 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 74 in student achievement, 96 in school progress and 86 in closing performance gaps. It scored 93 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, Deanna Davenport Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 76 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 86 in closing performance gaps and 88 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. Bill Childress Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Comparative Academic Growth. Deanna Davenport Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Bill Childress Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 96.59% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (2.44%), Two or More Races (0.49%), African Americans (0.24%) and Native Americans (0.24%). There is no Asians student in the school.

At Deanna Davenport Elementary School, Hispanics make up 96.64% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (3.02%) and Native Americans (0.34%). There is no African Americans, Asians and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Bill Childress Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 72.93% compared to 89.93% at Deanna Davenport 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, Bill Childress Elementary School has a higher number of English Language Learners comprising 35.37% of its student population compared to 47.32% at Deanna Davenport Elementary School.

In addition, Bill Childress Elementary School has 49.02% bilingual students, 4.63% are in the gifted and talented program, while 15.37% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Deanna Davenport Elementary School with 49.33% bilingual students, 6.04% gifted and talented students and 11.74% students in the special education program.

35 teachers employed at Bill Childress Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.8 years. The 23 teachers at Deanna Davenport Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 10.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12 years.

Of its teaching staff, Bill Childress Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Deanna Davenport Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, five teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Bill Childress Elementary School there are 31 female teachers and four 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 two staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.

At Deanna Davenport Elementary School there are 17 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two 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.