Compare Douglas Elementary School with Woods Elementary School

Douglas 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 75 in student achievement, 84 in school progress and 76 in closing performance gaps. It scored 82 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, Woods Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 90 in student achievement, 88 in school progress, 77 in closing performance gaps and 86 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. Douglas Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in Science and post-secondary. Except for Science, Woods Elementary School earned one out of seven distinctions.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Douglas Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 81.82% of student population, followed by African Americans (13.47%), Whites or Caucasians (2.86%), Two or More Races (1.68%) and Native Americans (0.17%). There is no Asians student in the school.

The student population at Woods Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 53.89%, followed by African Americans (20.65%), Hispanics (19.24%), Two or More Races (4.38%), Asians (1.41%) and Native Americans (0.42%).

Based on household incomes, Douglas Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 96.97% compared to 55.30% at Woods 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, Douglas Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 59.93% of its student population compared to 3.82% at Woods Elementary School.

In addition, Douglas Elementary School has 59.76% bilingual students, 5.39% are in the gifted and talented program, while 7.74% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Woods Elementary School with 2.55% bilingual students, 9.90% gifted and talented students and 9.90% students in the special education program.

35 teachers employed at Douglas Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.5 years. The 40 teachers at Woods Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.1 years.

Of its teaching staff, Douglas Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, five teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Woods Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten 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 Douglas Elementary School there are 31 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by 11 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 Woods Elementary School there are 39 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by ten teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.