Compare Holmsley Elementary School with Robinson Elementary School

Holmsley Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89) 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 77 in student achievement, 86 in school progress and 79 in closing performance gaps. It scored 84 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, Robinson Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 76 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 79 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. Holmsley Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Science. Robinson Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Holmsley Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 66.90% of student population, followed by African Americans (12.44%), Whites or Caucasians (10.09%), Asians (7.51%), Two or More Races (2.70%) and Native Americans (0.35%).

At Robinson Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 57.57% of student population, followed by African Americans (25.69%), Asians (6.90%), Whites or Caucasians (5.79%), Two or More Races (2.93%) and Native Americans (0.95%).

Based on household incomes, the Holmsley Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 74.18% compared to 80.57% at Robinson 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, Holmsley Elementary School has 343 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 40.26% of student population. Robinson Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 487 or about 38.62% of student population.

In addition, Holmsley Elementary School has 39.91% bilingual students, 1.76% are in the gifted and talented program, while 14.44% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Robinson Elementary School with 37.67% bilingual students, 1.82% gifted and talented students and 11.10% students in the special education program.

62 teachers employed at Holmsley Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.2 years. The 77 teachers at Robinson Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Holmsley Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 23 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 19 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Robinson Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 21 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 18 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 26 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Holmsley Elementary School there are 61 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by 27 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and 11 more working as school support staff.

At Robinson Elementary School there are 69 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by 29 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.