Compare Dooley Elementary School with Martha Hunt Elementary School

Dooley Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) 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, 91 in school progress and 89 in closing performance gaps. It scored 90 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, Martha Hunt Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 94 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 85 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.

It is in this area where the two schools differ. Dooley Elementary School’s two out of seven distinctions are in with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Martha Hunt Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics and post-secondary.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Dooley Elementary School. They make up for 34.44% of student population, followed by Hispanics (32.78%), African Americans (14.90%), Asians (11.26%), Two or More Races (4.97%) and Native Americans (1.66%).

The student population at Martha Hunt Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 47.79%, followed by Asians (31.15%), Hispanics (8.67%), African Americans (8.14%), Two or More Races (4.07%) and Native Americans (0.18%).

Based on household incomes, Dooley Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 44.70% compared to 14.87% at Martha Hunt 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, Dooley Elementary School has 62 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 20.53% of student population. Martha Hunt Elementary School has more ELLs at 69 or about 12.21% of student population.

In addition, Dooley Elementary School has 19.54% bilingual students, 9.93% are in the gifted and talented program, while 18.21% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Martha Hunt Elementary School with 11.50% bilingual students, 11.86% gifted and talented students and 10.62% students in the special education program.

32 teachers employed at Dooley Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 12.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14 years. The 42 teachers at Martha Hunt Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 12.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 15.1 years.

Of its teaching staff, Dooley Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while four teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Martha Hunt Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 14 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven 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 Dooley Elementary School there are 30 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven 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 three more working as school support staff.

At Martha Hunt Elementary School there are 40 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by four teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.