Compare Jane Long Elementary School with H F McNeill Elementary School

Jane Long 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 74 in student achievement, 83 in school progress and 78 in closing performance gaps. It scored 82 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, H F McNeill Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 92 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 92 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. Jane Long Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Post-Secondary. H F McNeill Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Jane Long Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 69.23% of student population, followed by African Americans (21.76%), Whites or Caucasians (6.57%), Two or More Races (2.25%) and Asians (0.19%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

The student population at H F McNeill Elementary School is also predominantly by African Americans at 32.92%, followed by Hispanics (25.59%), Asians (19.88%), Whites or Caucasians (17.27%), Two or More Races (4.10%) and Native Americans (0.12%).

Based on household incomes, Jane Long Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 90.81% compared to 46.71% at H F McNeill 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, Jane Long Elementary School has 130 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 24.39% of student population. H F McNeill Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 344 or about 42.73% of student population.

In addition, Jane Long Elementary School has 24.20% bilingual students, 5.82% are in the gifted and talented program, while 23.26% are in the special education program. This stacks up against H F McNeill Elementary School with 42.48% bilingual students, 8.20% gifted and talented students and 11.18% students in the special education program.

39 teachers employed at Jane Long Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.6 years. The 47 teachers at H F McNeill Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 5.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Jane Long Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. H F McNeill Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 16 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Jane Long Elementary School there are 35 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are 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 ten more working as school support staff.

At H F McNeill Elementary School there are 45 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by nine teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and nine more working as school support staff.