Compare Cody Elementary School with Fields Elementary School

Cody 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 65 in student achievement, 90 in school progress and 76 in closing performance gaps. It scored 86 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, Fields Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 78 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 86 in closing performance gaps and 90 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.

Both schools garnered only one distinction designation or award for performance. For Cody Elementary School this is in Science while Fields Elementary School secured one for with 25% student progress.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Cody Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 87.31% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (5.96%), African Americans (3.65%), Two or More Races (2.69%) and Asians (0.38%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Fields Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 57.50% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (27.63%), African Americans (5.20%), Asians (5.08%) and Two or More Races (4.46%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Cody Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 84.23% compared to 45.11% at Fields 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, Cody Elementary School has 73 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 14.04% of student population. Fields Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 118 or about 14.62% of student population.

Cody Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 12.69%, gifted and talented students, 4.04%, while 19.42% are in the special education program. Fields Elementary School bilingual students comprise 13.01%, gifted and talented students, 3.10%, and 15.24% are in the special education program.

44 teachers employed at Cody Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 10.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.2 years. The 51 teachers at Fields Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 10.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.1 years.

Of its teaching staff, Cody Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Fields Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 29 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine 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 Cody Elementary School there are 36 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five 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 six more working as school support staff.

At Fields Elementary School there are 47 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.