Compare Blackland Prairie Elementary School with Linda Herrington Elementary School

Blackland Prairie 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 91 in student achievement, 89 in school progress and 87 in closing performance gaps. It scored 90 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, Linda Herrington Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 93 in student achievement, 96 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 97 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.

Linda Herrington Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Science, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Blackland Prairie Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Blackland Prairie Elementary School. They make up for 56.67% of student population, followed by Hispanics (22.76%), Asians (12.56%), Two or More Races (4.55%), African Americans (3.14%) and Native Americans (0.16%).

The student population at Linda Herrington Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 41.26%, followed by Hispanics (26.61%), Asians (17.79%), African Americans (7.47%), Two or More Races (6.58%) and Native Americans (0.15%).

Based on household incomes, Blackland Prairie Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 8.95% compared to 7.47% at Linda Herrington 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, Blackland Prairie Elementary School has 45 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 7.06% of student population. Linda Herrington Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 84 or about 12.56% of student population.

In addition, Blackland Prairie Elementary School has 6.44% bilingual students, 6.44% are in the gifted and talented program, while 8.16% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Linda Herrington Elementary School with 12.41% bilingual students, 9.42% gifted and talented students and 8.82% students in the special education program.

44 teachers employed at Blackland Prairie Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.6 years. The 53 teachers at Linda Herrington Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, Blackland Prairie Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Linda Herrington Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 24 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 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 Blackland Prairie Elementary School there are 41 female teachers and two 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 seven more working as school support staff.

At Linda Herrington Elementary School there are 48 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 12 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.