Compare French Elementary School with Benignus 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, Benignus Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 91 in student achievement, 95 in school progress, 89 in closing performance gaps and 93 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.

Both schools garnered only four distinction designations or awards for outstanding performance. For French Elementary School these are in Mathematics, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps while Benignus Elementary School secured in Mathematics, Science, post-secondary and with 25% student progress.

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 Benignus Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 50.25%, followed by Hispanics (23.31%), African Americans (13.06%), Asians (7.27%) and Two or More Races (6.12%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the French Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 16.78% compared to 30.41% at Benignus 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 a higher number of English Language Learners comprising 8.04% of its student population compared to 10.08% at Benignus Elementary School.

French Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 7.34%, gifted and talented students, 8.51%, while 9.91% are in the special education program. Benignus Elementary School bilingual students comprise 9.26%, gifted and talented students, 7.44%, and 15.21% 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 44 teachers at Benignus Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.9 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. Benignus Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three 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 Benignus Elementary School there are 40 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by nine 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.