Compare John A Baker with Light Farms Elementary School

John A Baker 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 85 in student achievement, 88 in school progress and 86 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, Light Farms Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 85 in student achievement, 80 in school progress, 77 in closing performance gaps and 83 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 John A Baker and Light Farms 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 John A Baker. They make up for 57.22% of student population, followed by Hispanics (12.39%), Asians (11.04%), African Americans (10.19%), Two or More Races (9.00%) and Native Americans (0.17%).

At Light Farms Elementary School, Whites or Caucasians make up 73.81% of student population, followed by Hispanics (8.94%), Two or More Races (7.33%), Asians (6.79%) and African Americans (3.13%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, John A Baker’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 8.83% compared to 3.45% at Light Farms 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, John A Baker has a slightly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 6.45% of its student population compared to 2.69% at Light Farms Elementary School.

John A Baker’s bilingual students comprise 6.11%, gifted and talented students, 7.64%, while 11.71% are in the special education program. Light Farms Elementary School bilingual students comprise 2.48%, gifted and talented students, 5.82%, and 12.93% are in the special education program.

43 teachers employed at John A Baker have been teaching in the school for an average of about 3.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.4 years. The 54 teachers at Light Farms Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 2.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, John A Baker has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Light Farms Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, 20 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 16 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 John A Baker there are 40 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by four 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 Light Farms Elementary School there are 53 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by three 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.