Compare Colony Meadows Elementary School with Barbara Jordan Elementary School

Colony Meadows Elementary School 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 94 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 96 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, Barbara Jordan Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 85 in student achievement, 93 in school progress, 89 in closing performance gaps and 92 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 two distinction designations or awards for performance. For Colony Meadows Elementary School these are in post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps while Barbara Jordan Elementary School secured in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and post-secondary.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Asians comprise the biggest group at Colony Meadows Elementary School. They make up for 48.12% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (27.99%), Hispanics (13.26%), Two or More Races (6.06%), African Americans (4.09%) and Native Americans (0.33%).

The student population at Barbara Jordan Elementary School is also predominantly by African Americans at 35.74%, followed by Hispanics (32.33%), Asians (19.48%), Whites or Caucasians (7.83%), Two or More Races (4.02%) and Native Americans (0.60%).

Based on household incomes, the Colony Meadows Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 18.66% compared to 73.09% at Barbara Jordan 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 Meadows Elementary School has 132 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 21.60% of student population. Barbara Jordan Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 163 or about 32.73% of student population.

Colony Meadows Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 20.62%, gifted and talented students, 9.98%, while 8.67% are in the special education program. Barbara Jordan Elementary School bilingual students comprise 31.53%, gifted and talented students, 2.01%, and 15.86% are in the special education program.

41 teachers employed at Colony Meadows Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.7 years. The 34 teachers at Barbara Jordan Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, Colony Meadows Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Barbara Jordan Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 16 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Colony Meadows Elementary School there are 37 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by five teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.

At Barbara Jordan Elementary School there are 32 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by nine 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.