Compare Ford Elementary School with Giesinger Elementary School

Ford 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 73 in student achievement, 74 in school progress and 73 in closing performance gaps. It scored 74 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, Giesinger Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 88 in student achievement, 83 in school progress, 82 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.

Giesinger Elementary School's one out of seven distinction is in Mathematics. Ford Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Ford Elementary School. They make up for 51.91% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (26.50%), African Americans (16.25%), Two or More Races (2.84%), Asians (1.31%) and Native Americans (0.55%).

The student population at Giesinger Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 48.52%, followed by Hispanics (26.54%), African Americans (13.95%), Asians (5.56%), Two or More Races (5.31%) and Native Americans (0.12%).

Based on household incomes, Ford Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 62.81% compared to 43.95% at Giesinger 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, Ford Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 33.59% of its student population compared to 6.79% at Giesinger Elementary School.

In addition, Ford Elementary School has 33.15% bilingual students, 3.38% are in the gifted and talented program, while 10.14% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Giesinger Elementary School with 5.80% bilingual students, 3.83% gifted and talented students and 11.36% students in the special education program.

60 teachers employed at Ford Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 5.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.5 years. The 48 teachers at Giesinger Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.4 years.

Of its teaching staff, Ford Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 19 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Giesinger Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 14 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 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 Ford Elementary School there are 54 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by 18 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.

At Giesinger Elementary School there are 47 female teachers and one male teacher only. 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 six more working as school support staff.