Compare Davis Elementary School with Good Elementary School

Davis 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 74 in student achievement, 81 in school progress and 78 in closing performance gaps. It scored 80 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, Good Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 71 in student achievement, 86 in school progress, 79 in closing performance gaps and 84 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. Davis Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and post-secondary. Except for Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Good Elementary School earned one out of seven distinctions.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Davis Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 76.08% of student population, followed by African Americans (10.99%), Whites or Caucasians (6.68%), Asians (3.88%), Two or More Races (1.72%) and Native Americans (0.65%).

At Good Elementary School, Hispanics make up 85.02% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (6.96%), Asians (3.80%), African Americans (2.95%), Two or More Races (1.05%) and Native Americans (0.21%).

Based on household incomes, the Davis Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 80.17% compared to 83.76% at Good 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, Davis Elementary School has a slightly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 65.95% of its student population compared to 61.60% at Good Elementary School.

In addition, Davis Elementary School has 67.24% bilingual students, 2.80% are in the gifted and talented program, while 13.79% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Good Elementary School with 63.29% bilingual students, 5.70% gifted and talented students and 19.62% students in the special education program.

35 teachers employed at Davis Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 2.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 4.4 years. The 41 teachers at Good Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.9 years.

Of its teaching staff, Davis Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, three teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 18 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including ten beginning teachers. Good Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, five teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 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 Davis Elementary School there are 31 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by three 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 Good Elementary School there are 40 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is 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 three more working as school support staff.