Compare French Elementary School with Hassler 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, Hassler Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 94 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 96 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 Hassler Elementary School secured in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.

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 Hassler Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 42.01%, followed by Hispanics (25.00%), Asians (14.50%), African Americans (12.43%), Two or More Races (5.92%) and Native Americans (0.15%).

Based on household incomes, the French Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 16.78% compared to 25.74% at Hassler 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. Hassler Elementary School has more ELLs at 76 or about 11.24% of student population.

In addition, French Elementary School has 7.34% bilingual students, 8.51% are in the gifted and talented program, while 9.91% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Hassler Elementary School with 10.36% bilingual students, 11.69% gifted and talented students and 12.13% students 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 45 teachers at Hassler Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 11.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 16.1 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. Hassler Elementary School has five teachers 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, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while four teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including minus two beginning teacher.

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.

On the other hand, Hassler Elementary School has an all-female teaching staff. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by eight 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.