Compare Heritage Elementary School with Jennie Reid Elementary School

Heritage 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 89 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 94 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, Jennie Reid Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 86 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 88 in closing performance gaps and 89 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.

Heritage Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Jennie Reid Elementary School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Heritage Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 68.02% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (26.55%), Two or More Races (2.33%), African Americans (1.55%), Asians (0.58%) and Native Americans (0.19%).

The student population at Jennie Reid Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 45.19%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (43.64%), Two or More Races (5.71%), African Americans (4.94%) and Asians (0.52%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Heritage Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 57.17% compared to 53.77% at Jennie Reid 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, Heritage Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 34.50% of its student population compared to 3.12% at Jennie Reid Elementary School.

In addition, Heritage Elementary School has 35.27% bilingual students, 6.40% are in the gifted and talented program, while 12.98% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Jennie Reid Elementary School with 2.60% bilingual students, 8.31% gifted and talented students and 11.69% students in the special education program.

33 teachers employed at Heritage Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.9 years. The 26 teachers at Jennie Reid Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, Heritage Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Jennie Reid Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine 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. Heritage Elementary School has an all-female teaching staff. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are 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 eight more working as school support staff.

At Jennie Reid Elementary School there are 25 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is 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.