Compare Kennedy Elementary School with Cummings 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, Cummings Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 65 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 76 in closing performance gaps and 87 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. Kennedy Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics and with 25% student progress. Cummings Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Comparative Academic Growth.

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.

The student population at Cummings Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 47.28%, followed by African Americans (36.23%), Asians (10.87%), Whites or Caucasians (3.44%), Two or More Races (1.27%) and Native Americans (0.54%).

Based on household incomes, Kennedy Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 90.67% compared to 90.22% at Cummings 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 a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 69.83% of its student population compared to 46.20% at Cummings Elementary School.

Kennedy Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 69.67%, gifted and talented students, 0.93%, while 14.15% are in the special education program. Cummings Elementary School bilingual students comprise 45.83%, gifted and talented students, 0.91%, and 14.86% 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 48 teachers at Cummings Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.6 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. Cummings Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 16 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.

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 Cummings Elementary School there are 46 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by 20 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.