Compare Daffron Elementary School with Wells 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, Wells Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 90 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 89 in closing performance gaps and 90 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.

Daffron Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Wells Elementary School did not earn any distinction.

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 Wells Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 47.62%, followed by Asians (22.82%), Hispanics (15.87%), African Americans (7.94%), Two or More Races (4.17%) and Native Americans (1.39%).

Based on household incomes, Daffron Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 47.28% compared to 22.02% at Wells 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 15.28% at Wells 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 Wells Elementary School with 14.88% bilingual students, 10.52% gifted and talented students and 16.07% 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 39 teachers at Wells Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.4 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. Wells Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 14 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six 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 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.

On the other hand, Wells Elementary School has an all-female teaching staff. Of its teaching staff, six 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 four more working as school support staff.