Compare Bowie Elementary School with Manford Williams Elementary School

Bowie 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 77 in student achievement, 89 in school progress and 94 in closing performance gaps. It scored 91 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, Manford Williams Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 93 in student achievement, 93 in school progress, 85 in closing performance gaps and 91 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. Bowie Elementary School’s two out of seven distinctions are in post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Manford Williams Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary and with 25% student progress.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Bowie Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 89.16% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (5.75%), African Americans (3.54%), Two or More Races (1.33%) and Native Americans (0.22%). There is no Asians student in the school.

The student population at Manford Williams Elementary School is also predominantly by African Americans at 32.82%, followed by Hispanics (28.94%), Whites or Caucasians (17.83%), Asians (14.47%) and Two or More Races (5.68%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Bowie Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 88.05% compared to 58.14% at Manford Williams 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, Bowie Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 41.37% of its student population compared to 27.65% at Manford Williams Elementary School.

In addition, Bowie Elementary School has 41.37% bilingual students, 5.53% are in the gifted and talented program, while 21.02% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Manford Williams Elementary School with 27.39% bilingual students, 9.30% gifted and talented students and 13.70% students in the special education program.

39 teachers employed at Bowie Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10 years. The 30 teachers at Manford Williams Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, Bowie Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 16 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Manford Williams Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five 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 seven 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 Bowie Elementary School there are 35 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by ten 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 Manford Williams Elementary School there are 29 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, three 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 six more working as school support staff.