Compare Brenda Norwood Elementary School with Nancy Neal Elementary School

Brenda Norwood Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89) 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, 83 in school progress and 78 in closing performance gaps. It scored 87 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, Nancy Neal Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 92 in student achievement, 91 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.

Nancy Neal Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics and 25% closing performance gaps. Brenda Norwood Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, African Americans comprise the biggest group at Brenda Norwood Elementary School. They make up for 37.37% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (26.62%), Hispanics (23.38%), Asians (8.87%) and Two or More Races (3.75%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

The student population at Nancy Neal Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 43.38%, followed by Hispanics (24.26%), African Americans (20.34%), Two or More Races (7.35%), Asians (3.92%) and Native Americans (0.74%).

Based on household incomes, Brenda Norwood Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 33.79% compared to 32.35% at Nancy Neal 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, Brenda Norwood Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 12.46% of its student population compared to 8.33% at Nancy Neal Elementary School.

Brenda Norwood Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 12.46%, gifted and talented students, 7.34%, while 6.83% are in the special education program. Nancy Neal Elementary School bilingual students comprise 8.33%, gifted and talented students, 6.62%, and 11.27% are in the special education program.

43 teachers employed at Brenda Norwood Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.1 years. The 30 teachers at Nancy Neal Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, Brenda Norwood Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 14 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Nancy Neal Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, three 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 Brenda Norwood Elementary School there are 41 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by three teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and two more working as school support staff.

At Nancy Neal Elementary School there are 28 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by eight 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.