Compare Lily B Clayton Elementary School with West Handley Elementary School

Lily B Clayton Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89) 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 86 in student achievement, 85 in school progress and 85 in closing performance gaps. It scored 86 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, West Handley Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 54 in student achievement, 79 in school progress, 71 in closing performance gaps and 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.

Lily B Clayton Elementary School's one out of seven distinction is in Science. West Handley Elementary School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Lily B Clayton Elementary School. They make up for 45.49% of student population, followed by Hispanics (41.60%), African Americans (8.40%), Asians (2.46%) and Two or More Races (2.05%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At West Handley Elementary School, Hispanics make up 70.56% of student population, followed by African Americans (23.60%), Whites or Caucasians (3.41%), Two or More Races (1.22%), Asians (0.73%) and Native Americans (0.49%).

Based on household incomes, the Lily B Clayton Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 45.70% compared to 95.62% at West Handley 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, Lily B Clayton Elementary School has 80 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 16.39% of student population. West Handley Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 204 or about 49.64% of student population.

Lily B Clayton Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 26.23%, gifted and talented students, 13.73%, while 8.61% are in the special education program. West Handley Elementary School bilingual students comprise 46.23%, gifted and talented students, 4.62%, and 12.41% are in the special education program.

31 teachers employed at Lily B Clayton Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.9 years. The 29 teachers at West Handley Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14 years.

Of its teaching staff, Lily B Clayton Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, three teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. West Handley Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, five teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including minus two beginning teacher.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Lily B Clayton Elementary School there are 28 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by four teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and two more working as school support staff.

At West Handley Elementary School there are 25 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by eight teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.