Compare Kennedy Elementary School with Collins Elementary School

Kennedy 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 70 in student achievement, 96 in school progress and 78 in closing performance gaps. It scored 91 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, Collins Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 71 in student achievement, 79 in school progress, 75 in closing performance gaps and 78 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.

Kennedy Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics and with 25% student progress. Collins Elementary School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Kennedy Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 77.45% of student population, followed by African Americans (17.88%), Whites or Caucasians (2.18%), Asians (1.56%) and Native Americans (0.78%). There is no Two or More Races student in the school.

At Collins Elementary School, Hispanics make up 67.69% of student population, followed by African Americans (17.50%), Asians (12.85%), Whites or Caucasians (1.47%) and Native Americans (0.37%). There is no Two or More Races student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Kennedy Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 90.67% compared to 90.94% at Collins 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, Kennedy Elementary School has 449 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 69.83% of student population. Collins Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 681 or about 83.35% of student population.

Kennedy Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 69.67%, gifted and talented students, 0.93%, while 14.15% are in the special education program. Collins Elementary School bilingual students comprise 83.35%, gifted and talented students, 0.61%, and 9.55% are in the special education program.

56 teachers employed at Kennedy Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10 years. The 70 teachers at Collins Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, Kennedy Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 21 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 15 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Collins Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 27 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 18 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 19 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Kennedy Elementary School there are 48 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by 18 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.

At Collins Elementary School there are 65 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by 20 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and nine more working as school support staff.