Compare Christie Elementary School with Skaggs Elementary School

Christie Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) 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 72 in student achievement, 77 in school progress and 74 in closing performance gaps. It scored 76 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, Skaggs Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 95 in student achievement, 96 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.

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

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Christie Elementary School. They make up for 46.38% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (26.63%), African Americans (15.17%), Two or More Races (5.82%), Asians (5.64%) and Native Americans (0.35%).

At Skaggs Elementary School, Asians are the biggest group, comprising 62.68% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (17.03%), Hispanics (8.70%), African Americans (5.80%) and Two or More Races (5.80%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Christie Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 55.91% compared to 19.20% at Skaggs 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, Christie Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 35.63% of its student population compared to 17.75% at Skaggs Elementary School.

In addition, Christie Elementary School has 35.27% bilingual students, 7.41% are in the gifted and talented program, while 16.93% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Skaggs Elementary School with 18.12% bilingual students, 28.99% gifted and talented students and 12.68% students in the special education program.

49 teachers employed at Christie Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.5 years. The 27 teachers at Skaggs Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, Christie Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Skaggs Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine 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 Christie Elementary School there are 45 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 13 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, Skaggs Elementary School has an all-female teaching staff. Of its teaching staff, six 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 four more working as school support staff.