Compare Club Estates with Dawson Elementary School

Club Estates 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 79 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 96 in closing performance gaps. It scored 93 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, Dawson Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 76 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 83 in closing performance gaps and 89 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. Club Estates's four out of seven distinctions are in Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Dawson Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Comparative Academic Growth.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Club Estates is Hispanics who make up nearly 79.44% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (15.83%), African Americans (2.22%), Two or More Races (1.39%) and Asians (1.11%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Dawson Elementary School, Hispanics make up 78.65% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (13.53%), African Americans (4.86%), Two or More Races (1.90%) and Asians (0.63%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Club Estates’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 73.89% compared to 64.48% at Dawson 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, Club Estates has 8 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 2.22% of student population. Dawson Elementary School has slightly more ELLs at 24 or about 5.07% of student population.

Club Estates has no gifted and talented student, while 9.44% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 1.94% students. Dawson Elementary School has no gifted and talented student, while 11.21% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 4.23% students.

25 teachers employed at Club Estates have been teaching in the school for an average of about 12.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 15.1 years. The 32 teachers at Dawson Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 14.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 16.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Club Estates has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, three teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while three teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Dawson Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 12 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, six 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 Club Estates there are 23 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by six 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.

At Dawson Elementary School there are 30 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by five teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.