Compare Fisher Elementary School with Anderson Elementary School

Fisher 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 91 in student achievement, 93 in school progress and 88 in closing performance gaps. It scored 92 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, Anderson Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 96 in student achievement, 96 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. Fisher Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Comparative Academic Growth. Anderson 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, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Fisher Elementary School. They make up for 52.97% of student population, followed by Asians (21.75%), Hispanics (12.83%), Two or More Races (6.32%), African Americans (5.76%) and Native Americans (0.37%).

At Anderson Elementary School, Asians are the biggest group, comprising 55.51% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (20.68%), African Americans (10.48%), Hispanics (8.16%), Two or More Races (4.76%) and Native Americans (0.41%).

Based on household incomes, the Fisher Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 6.13% compared to 15.10% at Anderson 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, Fisher Elementary School has 35 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 6.51% of student population. Anderson Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 123 or about 16.73% of student population.

In addition, Fisher Elementary School has 5.76% bilingual students, 4.46% are in the gifted and talented program, while 18.77% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Anderson Elementary School with 16.19% bilingual students, 8.44% gifted and talented students and 6.94% students in the special education program.

40 teachers employed at Fisher Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.2 years. The 43 teachers at Anderson Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, Fisher Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 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. Anderson 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, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 23 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 Fisher Elementary School there are 37 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by 11 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 Anderson Elementary School there are 42 female teachers and zero male teacher. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by five 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.