Compare Highlands Elementary School with Lamar Elementary School

Highlands 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 72 in student achievement, 79 in school progress and 73 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, Lamar Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 76 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 87 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.

Lamar Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Highlands Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Highlands Elementary School. They make up for 60.17% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (24.34%), African Americans (10.65%), Two or More Races (3.87%), Asians (0.55%) and Native Americans (0.28%).

At Lamar Elementary School, Hispanics make up 75.29% of student population, followed by African Americans (14.52%), Whites or Caucasians (7.51%), Two or More Races (2.50%) and Native Americans (0.17%). There is no Asians student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Highlands Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 77.87% compared to 88.98% at Lamar 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, 27.11% of students at Highlands Elementary School are English Language Learners (ELL). On the other hand, Lamar Elementary School’s ELL comprise 32.72% of the school’s student population.

Highlands Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 26.42%, gifted and talented students, 7.19%, while 17.57% are in the special education program. Lamar Elementary School bilingual students comprise 32.55%, gifted and talented students, 4.51%, and 12.19% are in the special education program.

49 teachers employed at Highlands Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 5.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.4 years. The 46 teachers at Lamar Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, Highlands Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has 11 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers. Lamar Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 22 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine 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 Highlands Elementary School there are 45 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by 14 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.

At Lamar Elementary School there are 45 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 16 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.