Compare Francone Elementary School with Woodard Elementary School

Francone Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89) 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 71 in student achievement, 88 in school progress and 77 in closing performance gaps. It scored 85 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, Woodard Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 89 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 92 in closing performance gaps and 91 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. Francone Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Science. Woodard Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Francone Elementary School. They make up for 49.94% of student population, followed by African Americans (38.01%), Whites or Caucasians (5.29%), Two or More Races (3.94%), Asians (2.09%) and Native Americans (0.74%).

The student population at Woodard Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 33.79%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (24.18%), Asians (19.23%), African Americans (18.41%), Two or More Races (3.85%) and Native Americans (0.46%).

Based on household incomes, Francone Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 88.31% compared to 54.95% at Woodard 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, Francone Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 22.76% of its student population compared to 13.55% at Woodard Elementary School.

In addition, Francone Elementary School has 21.89% bilingual students, 0.86% are in the gifted and talented program, while 12.42% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Woodard Elementary School with 13.19% bilingual students, 5.95% gifted and talented students and 8.61% students in the special education program.

58 teachers employed at Francone Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.1 years. The 62 teachers at Woodard Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, Francone Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 19 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 20 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Woodard Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 14 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 21 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including eight beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Francone Elementary School there are 54 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by 20 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and 11 more working as school support staff.

At Woodard Elementary School there are 58 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by 24 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.