Compare Loraine T Golbow Elementary School with Roberta Wright Rylander Elementary School

Loraine T Golbow 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 78 in student achievement, 89 in school progress and 85 in closing performance gaps. It scored 88 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, Roberta Wright Rylander Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 91 in student achievement, 86 in school progress, 84 in closing performance gaps and 89 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. Loraine T Golbow Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Except for post-secondary, Roberta Wright Rylander Elementary School earned one out of seven distinctions.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Loraine T Golbow Elementary School. They make up for 42.32% of student population, followed by African Americans (28.49%), Whites or Caucasians (17.00%), Asians (8.91%), Two or More Races (2.70%) and Native Americans (0.35%).

The student population at Roberta Wright Rylander Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 34.27%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (30.23%), Asians (19.15%), African Americans (10.23%), Two or More Races (5.82%) and Native Americans (0.28%).

Based on household incomes, Loraine T Golbow Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 71.40% compared to 41.69% at Roberta Wright Rylander 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, Loraine T Golbow Elementary School has 255 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 29.89% of student population. Roberta Wright Rylander Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 423 or about 39.72% of student population.

In addition, Loraine T Golbow Elementary School has 29.07% bilingual students, 1.29% are in the gifted and talented program, while 17.94% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Roberta Wright Rylander Elementary School with 39.53% bilingual students, 3.19% gifted and talented students and 14.84% students in the special education program.

70 teachers employed at Loraine T Golbow Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 4.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.3 years. The 78 teachers at Roberta Wright Rylander Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12 years.

Of its teaching staff, Loraine T Golbow Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 21 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 21 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including ten beginning teachers. Roberta Wright Rylander Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 26 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 16 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 18 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Loraine T Golbow Elementary School there are 65 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by 18 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.

At Roberta Wright Rylander Elementary School there are 70 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by 22 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.