Compare Elliott Elementary School with Nichols Elementary School

Elliott 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, 92 in school progress and 76 in closing performance gaps. It scored 87 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, Nichols Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 95 in student achievement, 95 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 97 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. Elliott Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Comparative Academic Growth. Nichols 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, African Americans comprise the biggest group at Elliott Elementary School. They make up for 29.63% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (25.62%), Asians (23.46%), Hispanics (13.12%), Two or More Races (7.41%) and Native Americans (0.46%).

At Nichols Elementary School, Asians are the biggest group, comprising 58.48% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (26.90%), Hispanics (6.34%), Two or More Races (4.41%), African Americans (3.45%) and Native Americans (0.41%).

Based on household incomes, Elliott Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 37.19% compared to 1.38% at Nichols 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, Elliott Elementary School has a slightly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 11.57% of its student population compared to 8.00% at Nichols Elementary School.

In addition, Elliott Elementary School has 10.65% bilingual students, 2.62% are in the gifted and talented program, while 9.26% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Nichols Elementary School with 7.59% bilingual students, 11.17% gifted and talented students and 8.41% students in the special education program.

44 teachers employed at Elliott Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.1 years. The 41 teachers at Nichols Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, Elliott Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 21 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Nichols Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 19 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Elliott Elementary School there are 40 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four 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 five more working as school support staff.

At Nichols Elementary School there are 40 female teachers and zero male teacher. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by three 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.