Compare Bush Elementary School with David Elementary School

Bush 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 92 in student achievement, 88 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, David Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 95 in student achievement, 90 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.

It is in this area where the two schools differ. Bush Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Comparative Closing the Gaps. David Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Bush Elementary School. They make up for 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%).

At David Elementary School, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 64.19% of student population, followed by Hispanics (16.94%), Asians (9.19%), Two or More Races (6.77%), African Americans (2.42%) and Native Americans (0.16%).

Based on household incomes, Bush Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 15.91% compared to 7.26% at David 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, Bush Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 11.68% of its student population compared to 6.94% at David Elementary School.

In addition, Bush Elementary School has 11.46% bilingual students, 6.90% are in the gifted and talented program, while 9.01% are in the special education program. This stacks up against David Elementary School with 6.94% bilingual students, 12.58% gifted and talented students and 6.13% students in the special education program.

52 teachers employed at Bush Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.1 years. The 37 teachers at David Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.9 years.

Of its teaching staff, 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. David Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six 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 four 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 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.

At David Elementary School there are 36 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by five teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.