Compare Lamar Elementary School with Hopper Primary School

Lamar 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 76 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 87 in closing performance gaps. It scored 90 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, Hopper Primary School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted only 77 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.

Lamar Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Hopper Primary School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Lamar Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 75.29% of student population, followed by African Americans (14.52%), Whites or Caucasians (7.51%), Two or More Races (2.50%) and Native Americans (0.17%). There is no Asians student in the school.

At Hopper Primary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 64.58% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (21.60%), African Americans (8.42%), Two or More Races (4.54%) and Asians (0.86%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Lamar Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 88.98% compared to 82.72% at Hopper Primary 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, Lamar Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 32.72% of its student population compared to 27.00% at Hopper Primary School.

Lamar Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 32.55%, gifted and talented students, 4.51%, while 12.19% are in the special education program. Hopper Primary School bilingual students comprise 26.57%, gifted and talented students, 0.86%, and 11.02% are in the special education program.

46 teachers employed at Lamar Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.2 years. The 31 teachers at Hopper Primary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.1 years.

Of its teaching staff, Lamar Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 22 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Hopper Primary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 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 Lamar Elementary School there are 45 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 16 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.

At Hopper Primary School there are 30 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, three 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.