Compare Black Elementary School with Francis Elementary School

Black Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) 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 51 in student achievement, 77 in school progress and 61 in closing performance gaps. It scored 72 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, Francis Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 53 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 75 in closing performance gaps and 85 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 Black Elementary School and Francis 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 Black Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 96.99% of student population, followed by African Americans (2.65%), Whites or Caucasians (0.18%) and Two or More Races (0.18%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.

At Francis Elementary School, African Americans are the biggest group, comprising 59.16% of student population, followed by Hispanics (36.39%), Two or More Races (2.23%), Whites or Caucasians (1.36%) and Native Americans (0.25%). There is no Asians student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Black Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 88.32% compared to 91.46% at Francis 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, Black Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 81.06% of its student population compared to 24.63% at Francis Elementary School.

In addition, Black Elementary School has 83.89% bilingual students, 1.42% are in the gifted and talented program, while 5.84% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Francis Elementary School with 23.39% bilingual students, 1.73% gifted and talented students and 8.54% students in the special education program.

28 teachers employed at Black Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 4.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 6.3 years. The 45 teachers at Francis Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 5.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.4 years.

Of its teaching staff, Black Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, four teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including nine beginning teachers. Francis Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, six teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 16 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including ten beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Black Elementary School there are 21 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is 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 nine more working as school support staff.

At Francis Elementary School there are 40 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.