Compare Dearing Elementary School with River Oaks 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, River Oaks Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 74 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 82 in closing performance gaps and 89 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.

River Oaks Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Dearing Elementary School has no distinction.

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%).

At River Oaks Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 62.13% of student population, followed by African Americans (18.13%), Whites or Caucasians (10.67%), Asians (6.40%), Two or More Races (1.87%) and Native Americans (0.53%).

Based on household incomes, the Dearing Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 52.53% compared to 79.20% at River Oaks 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. River Oaks Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 193 or about 51.47% 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 River Oaks Elementary School with 51.73% bilingual students, 5.87% gifted and talented students and 15.73% 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 39 teachers at River Oaks Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.2 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. River Oaks Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight 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 River Oaks Elementary School there are 34 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight 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 five more working as school support staff.