Compare Central Elementary School with Kent Elementary School

Central 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 60 in student achievement, 86 in school progress and 72 in closing performance gaps. It scored 82 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, Kent Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 92 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 98 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.

Kent Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Central Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Central Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 95.78% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (2.00%), African Americans (1.33%) and Two or More Races (0.89%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.

The student population at Kent Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 31.86%, followed by Hispanics (30.26%), Asians (17.84%), African Americans (13.23%), Two or More Races (6.01%) and Native Americans (0.80%).

Based on household incomes, Central Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 90.00% compared to 45.09% at Kent 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, Central Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 74.89% of its student population compared to 17.23% at Kent Elementary School.

In addition, Central Elementary School has 74.67% bilingual students, 3.33% are in the gifted and talented program, while 15.33% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Kent Elementary School with 17.43% bilingual students, 13.63% gifted and talented students and 16.63% students in the special education program.

35 teachers employed at Central Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 4.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.2 years. The 37 teachers at Kent Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, Central Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 16 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Kent Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Central Elementary School there are 31 female teachers and four male teachers. 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 five more working as school support staff.

At Kent Elementary School there are 34 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four 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 five more working as school support staff.