Compare Bradley Elementary School with Bush Elementary School

Bradley 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 90 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 94 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, Bush Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 92 in student achievement, 88 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 94 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. Bradley Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Bush Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Comparative Closing the Gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Bradley Elementary School. They make up for 41.95% of student population, followed by Hispanics (31.01%), African Americans (16.40%), Asians (5.77%), Two or More Races (4.08%) and Native Americans (0.50%).

At Bush Elementary School, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 60.40% of student population, followed by Hispanics (23.25%), Asians (7.45%), African Americans (5.78%), Two or More Races (2.89%) and Native Americans (0.22%).

Based on household incomes, Bradley Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 34.59% compared to 15.91% at Bush 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, Bradley Elementary School has 96 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 9.54% of student population. Bush Elementary School has more ELLs at 105 or about 11.68% of student population.

In addition, Bradley Elementary School has 9.24% bilingual students, 5.17% are in the gifted and talented program, while 12.43% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Bush Elementary School with 11.46% bilingual students, 6.90% gifted and talented students and 9.01% students in the special education program.

60 teachers employed at Bradley Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 4.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.7 years. The 52 teachers at Bush Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.1 years.

Of its teaching staff, Bradley Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 27 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Bush Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Bradley Elementary School there are 56 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by 18 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

At Bush Elementary School there are 51 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by eight teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.