Compare Lavace Stewart Elementary School with Ralph Parr Elementary School

Lavace Stewart Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) 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 73 in student achievement, 75 in school progress and 72 in closing performance gaps. It scored 74 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, Ralph Parr Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 91 in student achievement, 94 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 96 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.

Ralph Parr 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. Lavace Stewart Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Lavace Stewart Elementary School. They make up for 59.02% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (32.90%), Two or More Races (3.61%), African Americans (3.17%), Asians (1.15%) and Native Americans (0.14%).

The student population at Ralph Parr Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 52.25%, followed by Hispanics (28.23%), African Americans (8.99%), Asians (7.44%), Two or More Races (2.53%) and Native Americans (0.14%).

Based on household incomes, Lavace Stewart Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 60.75% compared to 32.87% at Ralph Parr 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, Lavace Stewart Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 41.41% of its student population compared to 4.49% at Ralph Parr Elementary School.

In addition, Lavace Stewart Elementary School has 55.56% bilingual students, 9.38% are in the gifted and talented program, while 16.74% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Ralph Parr Elementary School with 4.21% bilingual students, 11.52% gifted and talented students and 18.54% students in the special education program.

43 teachers employed at Lavace Stewart Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 4.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8 years. The 47 teachers at Ralph Parr Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, Lavace Stewart Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 15 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Ralph Parr Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five 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 Lavace Stewart Elementary School there are 42 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by 14 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and 15 more working as school support staff.

At Ralph Parr Elementary School there are 44 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and 12 more working as school support staff.