Compare Lawrence Elementary School with Mackey 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, Mackey Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 58 in student achievement, 72 in school progress, 71 in closing performance gaps and 72 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.

Lawrence Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Mackey Elementary School did not earn any distinction.

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 Mackey Elementary School, Hispanics make up 66.42% of student population, followed by African Americans (20.71%), Whites or Caucasians (7.40%), Two or More Races (3.40%), Asians (1.04%) and Native Americans (0.74%).

Based on household incomes, Lawrence Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 91.45% compared to 88.76% at Mackey 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. Mackey Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 341 or about 50.44% 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. Mackey Elementary School bilingual students comprise 50.59%, gifted and talented students, 2.51%, and 10.50% 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 41 teachers at Mackey Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.4 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. Mackey Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 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 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 Mackey Elementary School there are 33 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two 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 eight more working as school support staff.