Compare Daiches Elementary School with Macdonell Elementary School

Daiches 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 64 in student achievement, 93 in school progress and 76 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, Macdonell Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 58 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 76 in closing performance gaps and 85 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.

Distinction Designations for Daiches Elementary School and Macdonell Elementary School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Daiches Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 100.00% of student population, followed by . There is no African Americans, Asians, Native Americans, Two or More Races and Whites or Caucasians students in the school.

At Macdonell Elementary School, Hispanics make up 99.30% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (0.70%). There is no African Americans, Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Daiches Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 98.26% compared to 98.83% at Macdonell 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, Daiches Elementary School has 272 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 78.84% of student population. Macdonell Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 318 or about 74.30% of student population.

In addition, Daiches Elementary School has 78.84% bilingual students, 11.30% are in the gifted and talented program, while 9.28% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Macdonell Elementary School with 74.30% bilingual students, 12.15% gifted and talented students and 7.01% students in the special education program.

30 teachers employed at Daiches Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 11.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.4 years. The 31 teachers at Macdonell Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 13.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 15.1 years.

Of its teaching staff, Daiches Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Macdonell Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while three teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Daiches Elementary School there are 27 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by 12 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 Macdonell Elementary School there are 26 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two 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 six more working as school support staff.