Compare Irma Dru Hutchison Elementary School with Smith Elementary School

Irma Dru Hutchison 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 88 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and 86 in closing performance gaps. It scored 90 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, Smith Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 80 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 98 in closing performance gaps and 92 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. Irma Dru Hutchison Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Read/ELA. Smith Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, African Americans comprise the biggest group at Irma Dru Hutchison Elementary School. They make up for 29.88% of student population, followed by Asians (25.29%), Hispanics (24.51%), Whites or Caucasians (16.12%), Two or More Races (3.54%) and Native Americans (0.13%).

At Smith Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 65.80% of student population, followed by African Americans (18.26%), Whites or Caucasians (13.33%), Two or More Races (2.32%) and Asians (0.29%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Irma Dru Hutchison Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 52.42% compared to 84.06% at Smith 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, Irma Dru Hutchison Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 24.38% of its student population compared to 30.14% at Smith Elementary School.

Irma Dru Hutchison Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 22.80%, gifted and talented students, 7.73%, while 11.14% are in the special education program. Smith Elementary School bilingual students comprise 30.14%, gifted and talented students, 6.09%, and 18.26% are in the special education program.

45 teachers employed at Irma Dru Hutchison Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11 years. The 30 teachers at Smith Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Irma Dru Hutchison Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Smith Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Irma Dru Hutchison Elementary School there are 44 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by 11 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.

At Smith Elementary School there are 28 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by seven 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.