Compare Housman Elementary School with Wilchester Elementary School

Housman 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 64 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 76 in closing performance gaps. It scored 87 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, Wilchester Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 96 in student achievement, 93 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 97 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. Housman Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Comparative Academic Growth. Wilchester Elementary School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Housman Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 83.77% of student population, followed by African Americans (8.38%), Whites or Caucasians (5.50%), Two or More Races (1.31%), Asians (0.79%) and Native Americans (0.26%).

At Wilchester Elementary School, Whites or Caucasians make up 73.24% of student population, followed by Hispanics (11.81%), Asians (10.68%), Two or More Races (2.26%), African Americans (1.88%) and Native Americans (0.13%).

Based on household incomes, Housman Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 90.84% compared to 7.79% at Wilchester 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, Housman Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 53.93% of its student population compared to 8.92% at Wilchester Elementary School.

In addition, Housman Elementary School has 54.19% bilingual students, 2.88% are in the gifted and talented program, while 12.83% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Wilchester Elementary School with 8.67% bilingual students, 15.20% gifted and talented students and 7.91% students in the special education program.

31 teachers employed at Housman Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.3 years. The 44 teachers at Wilchester Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 10.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, Housman Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Wilchester Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six 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 Housman Elementary School there are 27 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three 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 nine more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, Wilchester Elementary School has an all-female teaching staff. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by nine 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.