Compare Collins Elementary School with Smith Elementary School

Collins 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 71 in student achievement, 79 in school progress and 75 in closing performance gaps. It scored 78 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, Smith Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 67 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 78 in closing performance gaps and 86 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.

Smith Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Collins Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Collins Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 67.69% of student population, followed by African Americans (17.50%), Asians (12.85%), Whites or Caucasians (1.47%) and Native Americans (0.37%). There is no Two or More Races student in the school.

At Smith Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 62.46% of student population, followed by African Americans (23.54%), Asians (10.15%), Whites or Caucasians (3.23%), Native Americans (0.31%) and Two or More Races (0.15%).

Based on household incomes, Collins Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 90.94% compared to 86.92% at Smith 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, Collins Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 83.35% of its student population compared to 64.46% at Smith Elementary School.

In addition, Collins Elementary School has 83.35% bilingual students, 0.61% are in the gifted and talented program, while 9.55% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Smith Elementary School with 66.00% bilingual students, 1.23% gifted and talented students and 8.46% students in the special education program.

70 teachers employed at Collins Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.3 years. The 55 teachers at Smith Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.4 years.

Of its teaching staff, Collins Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 27 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 18 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 19 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Smith Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 23 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 16 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 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 Collins Elementary School there are 65 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by 20 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and nine more working as school support staff.

At Smith Elementary School there are 48 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 20 teachers are 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.