Compare Finch Elementary School with Roy Lee Walker Elementary School

Finch 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 72 in student achievement, 93 in school progress and 82 in closing performance gaps. It scored 90 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, Roy Lee Walker Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 92 in student achievement, 93 in school progress, 98 in closing performance gaps and 95 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. Finch Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Science, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Roy Lee Walker Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Comparative Academic Growth.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Finch Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 75.98% of student population, followed by African Americans (10.21%), Whites or Caucasians (9.01%), Two or More Races (2.40%), Asians (1.80%) and Native Americans (0.60%).

At Roy Lee Walker Elementary School, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 60.36% of student population, followed by Hispanics (14.03%), African Americans (8.46%), Two or More Races (8.46%), Asians (8.24%) and Native Americans (0.22%).

Based on household incomes, Finch Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 73.27% compared to 14.92% at Roy Lee Walker 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, Finch Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 61.26% of its student population compared to 5.12% at Roy Lee Walker Elementary School.

In addition, Finch Elementary School has 60.66% bilingual students, 4.50% are in the gifted and talented program, while 21.32% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Roy Lee Walker Elementary School with 4.68% bilingual students, 16.04% gifted and talented students and 11.14% students in the special education program.

33 teachers employed at Finch Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.7 years. The 32 teachers at Roy Lee Walker Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Finch Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Roy Lee Walker Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Finch Elementary School there are 28 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by 13 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 Roy Lee Walker Elementary School there are 31 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by two teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.