Compare Boggess Elementary School with Hightower Elementary School

Boggess 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, 94 in school progress and 96 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, Hightower Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 93 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 94 in closing performance gaps and 93 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. Boggess Elementary School’s three out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, post-secondary and with 25% student progress. Hightower Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science and post-secondary.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Boggess Elementary School. They make up for 42.80% of student population, followed by Asians (34.77%), Hispanics (9.05%), Two or More Races (8.64%) and African Americans (4.73%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

The student population at Hightower Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 40.09%, followed by Asians (24.15%), Hispanics (18.91%), African Americans (10.02%), Two or More Races (6.61%) and Native Americans (0.23%).

Based on household incomes, the Boggess Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 23.66% compared to 25.74% at Hightower 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, Boggess Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 21.60% of its student population compared to 18.00% at Hightower Elementary School.

In addition, Boggess Elementary School has 20.78% bilingual students, 4.32% are in the gifted and talented program, while 12.55% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Hightower Elementary School with 17.31% bilingual students, 7.74% gifted and talented students and 15.03% students in the special education program.

38 teachers employed at Boggess Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 10 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.7 years. The 38 teachers at Hightower Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.4 years.

Of its teaching staff, Boggess Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 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 three beginning teachers. Hightower Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Boggess Elementary School there are 36 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four 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 Hightower Elementary School there are 36 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by seven 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.