Compare Harrington Elementary School with Dooley Elementary School

Harrington 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 91 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and 92 in closing performance gaps. It scored 92 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, Dooley Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 79 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 89 in closing performance gaps and 90 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. Harrington Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics and Science. Dooley Elementary School’s two out of seven distinctions are in with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Harrington Elementary School. They make up for 42.69% of student population, followed by Asians (20.92%), Hispanics (19.77%), African Americans (12.03%) and Two or More Races (4.58%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

The student population at Dooley Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 34.44%, followed by Hispanics (32.78%), African Americans (14.90%), Asians (11.26%), Two or More Races (4.97%) and Native Americans (1.66%).

Based on household incomes, the Harrington Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 27.22% compared to 44.70% at Dooley 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, Harrington Elementary School has 41 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 11.75% of student population. Dooley Elementary School has more ELLs at 62 or about 20.53% of student population.

In addition, Harrington Elementary School has 11.75% bilingual students, 9.17% are in the gifted and talented program, while 14.90% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Dooley Elementary School with 19.54% bilingual students, 9.93% gifted and talented students and 18.21% students in the special education program.

28 teachers employed at Harrington Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 10.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.1 years. The 32 teachers at Dooley Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 12.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14 years.

Of its teaching staff, Harrington Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Dooley Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while four 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 Harrington Elementary School there are 27 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by seven 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 Dooley Elementary School there are 30 female teachers and two 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 three more working as school support staff.