Compare Fisher Elementary School with Bright Acad

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, Bright Acad also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 78 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 89 in closing performance gaps and 90 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. Bright Acad's three out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, 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%).

The student population at Bright Acad is also predominantly by Hispanics at 30.02%, followed by African Americans (26.00%), Whites or Caucasians (26.00%), Asians (10.78%), Two or More Races (6.98%) and Native Americans (0.21%).

Based on household incomes, the Fisher Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 6.13% compared to 42.07% at Bright Acad.

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. Bright Acad has more ELLs at 43 or about 9.09% 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 Bright Acad with 9.09% bilingual students, 7.61% gifted and talented students and 16.07% 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 36 teachers at Bright Acad have been serving the school for an average of 3.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 6.8 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. Bright Acad 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, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five 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 Bright Acad there are 35 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by four teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.