Compare Daffron Elementary School with Hightower Elementary School

Daffron 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 88 in student achievement, 86 in school progress and 96 in closing performance gaps. It scored 90 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, Hightower Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 93 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 94 in closing performance gaps and 93 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.

It is in this area where the two schools differ. Daffron Elementary School’s three out of seven distinctions are in Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Hightower Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science and post-secondary.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Daffron Elementary School. They make up for 57.58% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (16.49%), Asians (12.81%), African Americans (8.10%) and Two or More Races (5.01%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

The student population at Hightower Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 40.09%, followed by Asians (24.15%), Hispanics (18.91%), African Americans (10.02%), Two or More Races (6.61%) and Native Americans (0.23%).

Based on household incomes, Daffron Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 47.28% compared to 25.74% at Hightower 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, Daffron Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 57.29% of its student population compared to 18.00% at Hightower Elementary School.

In addition, Daffron Elementary School has 57.00% bilingual students, 7.36% are in the gifted and talented program, while 8.84% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Hightower Elementary School with 17.31% bilingual students, 7.74% gifted and talented students and 15.03% students in the special education program.

52 teachers employed at Daffron Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 10.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14.5 years. The 38 teachers at Hightower Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.4 years.

Of its teaching staff, Daffron Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 30 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Hightower Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Daffron Elementary School there are 48 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six 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.

At Hightower Elementary School there are 36 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, seven 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 three more working as school support staff.