Compare Caldwell Arts Academy with Douglas Elementary School

Caldwell Arts Academy 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 91 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 89 in closing performance gaps. It scored 90 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, Douglas Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 75 in student achievement, 84 in school progress, 76 in closing performance gaps and 82 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. Caldwell Arts Academy's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Douglas Elementary School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Science and post-secondary.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Caldwell Arts Academy. They make up for 41.94% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (31.72%), African Americans (22.70%), Two or More Races (3.12%) and Native Americans (0.52%). There is no Asians student in the school.

At Douglas Elementary School, Hispanics make up 81.82% of student population, followed by African Americans (13.47%), Whites or Caucasians (2.86%), Two or More Races (1.68%) and Native Americans (0.17%). There is no Asians student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Caldwell Arts Academy’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 56.67% compared to 96.97% at Douglas 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, Caldwell Arts Academy has 49 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 8.49% of student population. Douglas Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 356 or about 59.93% of student population.

Caldwell Arts Academy’s bilingual students comprise 3.99%, gifted and talented students, 18.89%, while 4.85% are in the special education program. Douglas Elementary School bilingual students comprise 59.76%, gifted and talented students, 5.39%, and 7.74% are in the special education program.

40 teachers employed at Caldwell Arts Academy have been teaching in the school for an average of about 10 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.6 years. The 35 teachers at Douglas Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, Caldwell Arts Academy no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Douglas Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, five teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven 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 Caldwell Arts Academy there are 36 female teachers and four male teachers. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.

At Douglas Elementary School there are 31 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by 11 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.