Compare Linton Elementary School with Westwood Terrace Elementary School

Linton 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 53 in student achievement, 83 in school progress and 71 in closing performance gaps. It scored 79 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, Westwood Terrace Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 59 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 74 in closing performance gaps and 85 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.

Distinction Designations for Linton Elementary School and Westwood Terrace Elementary School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Linton Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 82.80% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (7.43%), African Americans (7.22%), Two or More Races (1.70%) and Asians (0.64%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Westwood Terrace Elementary School, Hispanics make up 90.74% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (4.04%), African Americans (2.85%), Two or More Races (1.90%) and Asians (0.48%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Linton Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 90.23% compared to 90.26% at Westwood Terrace 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, Linton Elementary School has 7 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 1.49% of student population. Westwood Terrace Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 123 or about 29.22% of student population.

In addition, Linton Elementary School has 0.21% bilingual students, 2.76% are in the gifted and talented program, while 16.77% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Westwood Terrace Elementary School with 29.93% bilingual students, 6.41% gifted and talented students and 12.59% students in the special education program.

38 teachers employed at Linton Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 10.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.6 years. The 37 teachers at Westwood Terrace Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, Linton Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Westwood Terrace Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 19 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 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.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Linton Elementary School there are 32 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

At Westwood Terrace Elementary School there are 34 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by nine 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.