Compare Davis Elementary School with Sheffield 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, Sheffield Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 52 in student achievement, 77 in school progress, 69 in closing performance gaps and 75 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.

Davis Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and post-secondary. Sheffield Elementary School did not earn any distinction.

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%).

The student population at Sheffield Elementary School is also predominantly by African Americans at 48.93%, followed by Hispanics (40.77%), Two or More Races (4.72%), Whites or Caucasians (3.00%), Asians (1.72%) and Native Americans (0.43%).

Based on household incomes, the Davis Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 80.17% compared to 87.34% at Sheffield 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 significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 65.95% of its student population compared to 28.54% at Sheffield 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 Sheffield Elementary School with 28.76% bilingual students, 3.65% gifted and talented students and 17.81% 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 37 teachers at Sheffield Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 1.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 5.4 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. Sheffield Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 19 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 Sheffield Elementary School there are 35 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by three teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.