Compare Fisher Elementary School with Golden Acres Elementary School

Fisher Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) 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 67 in student achievement, 75 in school progress and 75 in closing performance gaps. It scored 75 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, Golden Acres Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 69 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 76 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.

Golden Acres Elementary School's one out of seven distinction is in Mathematics. Fisher Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Fisher Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 86.07% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (6.96%), African Americans (5.71%), Asians (0.89%) and Two or More Races (0.36%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Golden Acres Elementary School, Hispanics make up 85.98% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (11.32%), African Americans (1.89%), Two or More Races (0.54%) and Asians (0.27%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Fisher Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 86.79% compared to 91.11% at Golden Acres 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 a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 44.64% of its student population compared to 39.08% at Golden Acres Elementary School.

In addition, Fisher Elementary School has 51.61% bilingual students, 5.54% are in the gifted and talented program, while 15.54% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Golden Acres Elementary School with 36.66% bilingual students, 8.63% gifted and talented students and 9.16% students in the special education program.

50 teachers employed at Fisher Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.4 years. The 32 teachers at Golden Acres Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Fisher Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Golden Acres Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has two 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 seven 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 44 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by 22 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

At Golden Acres Elementary School there are 28 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two 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 six more working as school support staff.