Compare Hamilton Elementary School with Wells Elementary School

Hamilton 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 94 in student achievement, 92 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, Wells Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 93 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 88 in closing performance gaps and 92 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.

Hamilton Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Wells Elementary School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Hamilton Elementary School. They make up for 54.44% of student population, followed by Hispanics (21.08%), African Americans (10.11%), Asians (10.02%), Two or More Races (4.06%) and Native Americans (0.28%).

The student population at Wells Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 39.51%, followed by Asians (23.93%), Hispanics (20.12%), African Americans (10.18%), Two or More Races (5.95%) and Native Americans (0.18%).

Based on household incomes, Hamilton Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 22.40% compared to 11.72% at Wells 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, Hamilton Elementary School has 84 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 7.94% of student population. Wells Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 163 or about 10.00% of student population.

In addition, Hamilton Elementary School has 7.56% bilingual students, 10.87% are in the gifted and talented program, while 11.72% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Wells Elementary School with 9.14% bilingual students, 13.44% gifted and talented students and 7.24% students in the special education program.

59 teachers employed at Hamilton Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.4 years. The 76 teachers at Wells Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 5.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Hamilton Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 21 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Wells Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, 23 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 23 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 22 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 Hamilton Elementary School there are 58 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by 22 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and nine more working as school support staff.

At Wells Elementary School there are 75 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by 15 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.