Compare Franz Elementary School with Griffin Elementary School

Franz 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 74 in student achievement, 88 in school progress and 82 in closing performance gaps. It scored 86 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, Griffin Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 96 in student achievement, 95 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. Franz Elementary School’s two out of seven distinctions are in post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Griffin 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, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Franz Elementary School. They make up for 64.70% of student population, followed by African Americans (19.64%), Whites or Caucasians (8.48%), Asians (3.43%), Two or More Races (3.00%) and Native Americans (0.32%).

The student population at Griffin Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 44.70%, followed by Asians (24.73%), Hispanics (18.75%), Two or More Races (6.11%) and African Americans (5.57%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Franz Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 77.47% compared to 14.95% at Griffin 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, Franz Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 49.68% of its student population compared to 23.10% at Griffin Elementary School.

In addition, Franz Elementary School has 49.57% bilingual students, 1.07% are in the gifted and talented program, while 19.31% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Griffin Elementary School with 22.01% bilingual students, 10.05% gifted and talented students and 17.80% students in the special education program.

78 teachers employed at Franz Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.9 years. The 58 teachers at Griffin Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 10.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Franz Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 16 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 25 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 18 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Griffin Elementary School has six teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 25 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 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 Franz Elementary School there are 71 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 11 special education teachers are being assisted by 30 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.

At Griffin Elementary School there are 49 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by 20 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.