Compare Lawrence Elementary School with Dr Linda Henrie Elementary School

Lawrence 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 79 in student achievement, 90 in school progress and 90 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, Dr Linda Henrie Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 65 in student achievement, 72 in school progress, 67 in closing performance gaps and 71 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. Lawrence Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Dr Linda Henrie Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Science.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Lawrence Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 77.70% of student population, followed by African Americans (11.15%), Whites or Caucasians (7.43%), Two or More Races (2.23%), Asians (0.74%) and Native Americans (0.74%).

At Dr Linda Henrie Elementary School, Hispanics make up 89.29% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (5.88%), African Americans (3.06%), Native Americans (0.71%), Two or More Races (0.71%) and Asians (0.24%).

Based on household incomes, Lawrence Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 91.45% compared to 89.41% at Dr Linda Henrie 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, Lawrence Elementary School has 145 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 53.90% of student population. Dr Linda Henrie Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 597 or about 70.24% of student population.

Lawrence Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 53.90%, gifted and talented students, 7.06%, while 16.36% are in the special education program. Dr Linda Henrie Elementary School bilingual students comprise 69.76%, gifted and talented students, 2.94%, and 10.94% are in the special education program.

21 teachers employed at Lawrence Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10 years. The 57 teachers at Dr Linda Henrie Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, Lawrence Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, six teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Dr Linda Henrie Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 16 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 18 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Lawrence Elementary School there are 19 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by seven teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

At Dr Linda Henrie Elementary School there are 50 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by 18 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.