Compare Cora Thomas Elementary School with Huggins Elementary School

Cora Thomas 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 83 in student achievement, 85 in school progress and 86 in closing performance gaps. It scored 85 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, Huggins Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 91 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 90 in closing performance gaps and 91 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.

Huggins Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and with 25% student progress. Cora Thomas Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Cora Thomas Elementary School. They make up for 40.94% of student population, followed by African Americans (30.71%), Whites or Caucasians (15.35%), Asians (9.54%), Two or More Races (3.18%) and Native Americans (0.14%).

At Huggins Elementary School, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 63.10% of student population, followed by Hispanics (20.92%), African Americans (9.01%), Two or More Races (3.74%), Asians (2.21%) and Native Americans (0.85%).

Based on household incomes, Cora Thomas Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 54.08% compared to 17.69% at Huggins 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, Cora Thomas Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 22.82% of its student population compared to 5.44% at Huggins Elementary School.

In addition, Cora Thomas Elementary School has 22.54% bilingual students, 5.26% are in the gifted and talented program, while 12.59% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Huggins Elementary School with 4.93% bilingual students, 10.03% gifted and talented students and 11.56% students in the special education program.

44 teachers employed at Cora Thomas Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 4.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.7 years. The 35 teachers at Huggins Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, Cora Thomas Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 16 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers. Huggins Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. Cora Thomas Elementary School has an all-female teaching staff. 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 eight more working as school support staff.

At Huggins Elementary School there are 32 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are 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 eight more working as school support staff.