Compare Colony Bend Elementary School with Blue Ridge Elementary School

Colony Bend 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 90 in student achievement, 86 in school progress and 84 in closing performance gaps. It scored 88 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, Blue Ridge Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 64 in student achievement, 93 in school progress, 75 in closing performance gaps and 88 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 Colony Bend Elementary School this is in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) while Blue Ridge Elementary School secured one for with 25% student progress.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Asians comprise the biggest group at Colony Bend Elementary School. They make up for 40.27% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (21.00%), Hispanics (18.69%), African Americans (10.79%), Two or More Races (8.67%) and Native Americans (0.58%).

At Blue Ridge Elementary School, African Americans are the biggest group, comprising 65.45% of student population, followed by Hispanics (30.49%), Whites or Caucasians (2.03%) and Two or More Races (2.03%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Colony Bend Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 39.88% compared to 89.84% at Blue Ridge 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, Colony Bend Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 36.80% of its student population compared to 8.54% at Blue Ridge Elementary School.

Colony Bend Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 35.84%, gifted and talented students, 3.47%, while 10.79% are in the special education program. Blue Ridge Elementary School bilingual students comprise 7.72%, gifted and talented students, 0.81%, and 18.29% are in the special education program.

38 teachers employed at Colony Bend Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.7 years. The 26 teachers at Blue Ridge Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Colony Bend Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Blue Ridge Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, five teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five 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 Colony Bend Elementary School there are 37 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by 18 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.

At Blue Ridge Elementary School there are 21 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by seven 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.