Compare Dr R E Margo Elementary School with Airport Elementary School

Dr R E Margo 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 76 in student achievement, 93 in school progress and 85 in closing performance gaps. It scored 91 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, Airport Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 76 in student achievement, 96 in school progress, 81 in closing performance gaps and 92 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. Dr R E Margo Elementary School’s five out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Airport Elementary School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Dr R E Margo Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 99.17% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (0.48%), Two or More Races (0.24%) and African Americans (0.12%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.

At Airport Elementary School, Hispanics make up 98.60% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (1.40%). There is no African Americans, Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

Based on household incomes, Dr R E Margo Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 86.21% compared to 83.62% at Airport 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 R E Margo Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 28.30% of its student population compared to 27.15% at Airport Elementary School.

Dr R E Margo Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 25.80%, gifted and talented students, 3.33%, while 10.46% are in the special education program. Airport Elementary School bilingual students comprise 25.27%, gifted and talented students, 2.96%, and 8.89% are in the special education program.

55 teachers employed at Dr R E Margo Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 16.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 17.6 years. The 46 teachers at Airport Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 16.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 18.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, Dr R E Margo Elementary School has four teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 19 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while two teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Airport Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 17 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 22 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while one teacher only has 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 R E Margo Elementary School there are 48 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by 17 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and 11 more working as school support staff.

At Airport Elementary School there are 40 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and 12 more working as school support staff.