Compare Dr Lynn Armstrong Elementary School with Colony Bend Elementary School

Dr Lynn Armstrong 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 52 in student achievement, 75 in school progress and 61 in closing performance gaps. It scored 71 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, Colony Bend Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 90 in student achievement, 86 in school progress, 84 in closing performance gaps and 88 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.

Colony Bend Elementary School's one out of seven distinction is in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA). Dr Lynn Armstrong Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Dr Lynn Armstrong Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 75.71% of student population, followed by African Americans (17.29%), Two or More Races (3.28%), Asians (1.97%), Whites or Caucasians (1.09%) and Native Americans (0.44%).

The student population at Colony Bend Elementary School is also predominantly by Asians at 40.27%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (21.00%), Hispanics (18.69%), African Americans (10.79%), Two or More Races (8.67%) and Native Americans (0.58%).

Based on household incomes, Dr Lynn Armstrong Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 87.96% compared to 39.88% at Colony Bend 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, Dr Lynn Armstrong Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 50.11% of its student population compared to 36.80% at Colony Bend Elementary School.

In addition, Dr Lynn Armstrong Elementary School has 50.11% bilingual students, 0.88% are in the gifted and talented program, while 14.44% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Colony Bend Elementary School with 35.84% bilingual students, 3.47% gifted and talented students and 10.79% students in the special education program.

40 teachers employed at Dr Lynn Armstrong Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 5.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.3 years. The 38 teachers at Colony Bend Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Dr Lynn Armstrong Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 15 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Colony Bend Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Dr Lynn Armstrong Elementary School there are 31 female teachers and nine male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three 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 six more working as school support staff.

At Colony Bend Elementary School there are 37 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by 18 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.