Compare French Elementary School with Benfer Elementary School

French 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 93 in student achievement, 94 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 96 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, Benfer Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 80 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 79 in closing performance gaps and 87 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. French Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Benfer Elementary School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and Science.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at French Elementary School. They make up for 53.03% of student population, followed by Hispanics (21.33%), African Americans (11.54%), Asians (8.74%), Two or More Races (4.90%) and Native Americans (0.23%).

The student population at Benfer Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 39.95%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (26.01%), African Americans (22.49%), Two or More Races (6.03%), Asians (5.15%) and Native Americans (0.25%).

Based on household incomes, the French Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 16.78% compared to 63.94% at Benfer 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, French Elementary School has 69 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 8.04% of student population. Benfer Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 124 or about 15.58% of student population.

French Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 7.34%, gifted and talented students, 8.51%, while 9.91% are in the special education program. Benfer Elementary School bilingual students comprise 15.08%, gifted and talented students, 4.65%, and 12.06% are in the special education program.

53 teachers employed at French Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.1 years. The 51 teachers at Benfer Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 3.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, French Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 21 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including eight beginning teachers. Benfer Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At French Elementary School there are 52 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by six teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.

At Benfer Elementary School there are 45 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by 13 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.