Compare Edgar Glover Jr Elementary School with Ridgemont Elementary School

Edgar Glover Jr 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 77 in student achievement, 85 in school progress and 96 in closing performance gaps. It scored 88 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, Ridgemont Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 65 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 75 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.

Edgar Glover Jr Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Ridgemont Elementary School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Edgar Glover Jr Elementary School is African Americans who make up nearly 75.38% of student population, followed by Hispanics (17.26%), Two or More Races (3.05%), Asians (2.28%), Whites or Caucasians (1.02%) and Native Americans (0.51%).

At Ridgemont Elementary School, Hispanics make up 72.57% of student population, followed by African Americans (24.31%), Whites or Caucasians (2.43%), Asians (0.35%) and Two or More Races (0.35%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Edgar Glover Jr Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 85.79% compared to 93.06% at Ridgemont 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, Edgar Glover Jr Elementary School has 33 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 8.38% of student population. Ridgemont Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 167 or about 57.99% of student population.

Edgar Glover Jr Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 7.87%, gifted and talented students, 2.03%, while 13.96% are in the special education program. Ridgemont Elementary School bilingual students comprise 57.64%, gifted and talented students, 1.74%, and 11.81% are in the special education program.

34 teachers employed at Edgar Glover Jr Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.5 years. The 26 teachers at Ridgemont Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 3.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, Edgar Glover Jr Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Ridgemont Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Edgar Glover Jr Elementary School there are 29 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by ten 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 Ridgemont Elementary School there are 24 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, ten teachers are aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.