Compare Hearne Elementary School with Rees Elementary School

Hearne Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) 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 69 in student achievement, 77 in school progress and 77 in closing performance gaps. It scored 77 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, Rees Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 77 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 78 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. Hearne Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Post-Secondary. Rees Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Hearne Elementary School. They make up for 54.98% of student population, followed by African Americans (27.79%), Asians (11.53%), Whites or Caucasians (5.58%) and Two or More Races (0.12%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Rees Elementary School, Hispanics make up 70.69% of student population, followed by African Americans (15.13%), Asians (7.85%), Whites or Caucasians (5.75%), Native Americans (0.38%) and Two or More Races (0.19%).

Based on household incomes, Hearne Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 85.32% compared to 82.18% at Rees 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, Hearne Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 66.50% of its student population compared to 68.97% at Rees Elementary School.

In addition, Hearne Elementary School has 66.26% bilingual students, 0.73% are in the gifted and talented program, while 11.41% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Rees Elementary School with 79.31% bilingual students, 2.30% gifted and talented students and 12.84% students in the special education program.

66 teachers employed at Hearne Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 10.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.3 years. The 48 teachers at Rees Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 11.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13 years.

Of its teaching staff, Hearne Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 28 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Rees Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 22 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Hearne Elementary School there are 57 female teachers and nine male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by 20 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

At Rees Elementary School there are 45 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by 12 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.