Compare Jesse McGowen Elementary School with Caldwell Elementary School

Jesse McGowen 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 83 in student achievement, 80 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, Caldwell Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 77 in student achievement, 81 in school progress, 75 in closing performance gaps and 79 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.

Distinction Designations for Jesse McGowen Elementary School and Caldwell Elementary School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Jesse McGowen Elementary School. They make up for 43.31% of student population, followed by Hispanics (23.06%), African Americans (17.43%), Asians (9.68%), Two or More Races (6.34%) and Native Americans (0.18%).

At Caldwell Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 60.22% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (21.76%), African Americans (12.53%), Two or More Races (4.18%), Asians (0.88%) and Native Americans (0.44%).

Based on household incomes, the Jesse McGowen Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 32.04% compared to 62.86% at Caldwell 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, Jesse McGowen Elementary School has 59 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 10.39% of student population. Caldwell Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 179 or about 39.34% of student population.

In addition, Jesse McGowen Elementary School has 9.68% bilingual students, 7.04% are in the gifted and talented program, while 18.84% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Caldwell Elementary School with 64.84% bilingual students, 10.77% gifted and talented students and 14.29% students in the special education program.

39 teachers employed at Jesse McGowen Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.5 years. The 39 teachers at Caldwell Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 5.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.1 years.

Of its teaching staff, Jesse McGowen Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Caldwell Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 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 four beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Jesse McGowen Elementary School there are 36 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven 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 five more working as school support staff.

At Caldwell Elementary School there are 36 female teachers and three 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 two staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.