Compare La Porte Elementary School with Lomax Elementary School

La Porte 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 82 in student achievement, 93 in school progress and 96 in closing performance gaps. It scored 94 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, Lomax Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 89 in student achievement, 84 in school progress, 96 in closing performance gaps and 91 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. La Porte Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Lomax Elementary School’s three out of seven distinctions are in Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at La Porte Elementary School. They make up for 54.11% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (28.88%), African Americans (12.61%), Two or More Races (4.02%), Asians (0.18%) and Native Americans (0.18%).

The student population at Lomax Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 47.76%, followed by Hispanics (46.27%), African Americans (2.56%), Two or More Races (2.56%), Asians (0.43%) and Native Americans (0.21%).

Based on household incomes, La Porte Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 75.32% compared to 44.56% at Lomax 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, La Porte Elementary School has a higher number of English Language Learners comprising 4.94% of its student population compared to 5.54% at Lomax Elementary School.

In addition, La Porte Elementary School has 4.39% bilingual students, 4.02% are in the gifted and talented program, while 11.88% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Lomax Elementary School with 5.33% bilingual students, 5.12% gifted and talented students and 15.78% students in the special education program.

31 teachers employed at La Porte Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 11.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14.6 years. The 30 teachers at Lomax Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, La Porte Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Lomax Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six 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 La Porte Elementary School there are 30 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 13 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 Lomax Elementary School there are 27 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.