Compare Jesse McGowen Elementary School with Naomi Press 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, Naomi Press Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 75 in student achievement, 67 in school progress, 72 in closing performance gaps and 74 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 Naomi Press 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%).

The student population at Naomi Press Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 38.96%, followed by African Americans (24.81%), Hispanics (22.47%), Two or More Races (8.05%), Asians (5.32%) and Native Americans (0.13%).

Based on household incomes, Jesse McGowen Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 32.04% compared to 27.79% at Naomi Press 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 a higher number of English Language Learners comprising 10.39% of its student population compared to 6.62% at Naomi Press Elementary School.

Jesse McGowen Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 9.68%, gifted and talented students, 7.04%, while 18.84% are in the special education program. Naomi Press Elementary School bilingual students comprise 6.10%, gifted and talented students, 6.62%, and 14.16% are 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 50 teachers at Naomi Press Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.8 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. Naomi Press Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 25 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while one teacher only has been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six 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 Naomi Press Elementary School there are 48 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, eight 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 six more working as school support staff.