Compare Dearing Elementary School with Murchison Elementary School

Dearing Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) 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 79 in student achievement, 80 in school progress and 70 in closing performance gaps. It scored 77 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, Murchison Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 92 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 88 in closing performance gaps and 91 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 Dearing Elementary School and Murchison Elementary School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Dearing Elementary School. They make up for 37.88% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (27.78%), African Americans (22.22%), Two or More Races (8.08%), Asians (3.87%) and Native Americans (0.17%).

The student population at Murchison Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 42.84%, followed by Hispanics (28.90%), Asians (12.77%), African Americans (7.74%), Two or More Races (7.35%) and Native Americans (0.26%).

Based on household incomes, Dearing Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 52.53% compared to 11.61% at Murchison 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, Dearing Elementary School has 79 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 13.30% of student population. Murchison Elementary School has more ELLs at 100 or about 12.90% of student population.

In addition, Dearing Elementary School has 13.13% bilingual students, 2.36% are in the gifted and talented program, while 8.75% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Murchison Elementary School with 12.39% bilingual students, 5.16% gifted and talented students and 8.39% students in the special education program.

40 teachers employed at Dearing Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14.6 years. The 50 teachers at Murchison Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13 years.

Of its teaching staff, Dearing Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Murchison Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 24 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Dearing Elementary School there are 35 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are 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 five more working as school support staff.

At Murchison Elementary School there are 47 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by 13 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.