Compare Lois Lindsey Elementary School with Mary Evans Elementary School

Lois Lindsey 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 93 in student achievement, 90 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 95 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, Mary Evans Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 95 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 97 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. Lois Lindsey Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Comparative Closing the Gaps. Mary Evans Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Asians comprise the biggest group at Lois Lindsey Elementary School. They make up for 40.62% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (24.94%), African Americans (14.61%), Hispanics (12.00%), Two or More Races (7.60%) and Native Americans (0.24%).

The student population at Mary Evans Elementary School is also predominantly by Asians at 49.73%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (31.69%), Two or More Races (6.01%), African Americans (5.60%), Hispanics (5.46%) and Native Americans (1.23%).

Based on household incomes, Lois Lindsey Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 15.91% compared to 7.65% at Mary Evans 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, Lois Lindsey Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 14.49% of its student population compared to 9.70% at Mary Evans Elementary School.

In addition, Lois Lindsey Elementary School has 14.13% bilingual students, 10.21% are in the gifted and talented program, while 9.86% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Mary Evans Elementary School with 9.02% bilingual students, 17.76% gifted and talented students and 11.07% students in the special education program.

50 teachers employed at Lois Lindsey Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11 years. The 46 teachers at Mary Evans Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Lois Lindsey Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Mary Evans Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. Lois Lindsey Elementary School has an all-female teaching staff. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by six 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.

At Mary Evans Elementary School there are 45 female teachers and zero male teacher. 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 two staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.