Compare Martha Hunt Elementary School with Harrington Elementary School

Martha Hunt 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 94 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 85 in closing performance gaps. It scored 91 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, Harrington Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 91 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 92 in closing performance gaps and 92 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.

Both schools garnered only three distinction designations or awards for performance. For Martha Hunt Elementary School these are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics and post-secondary while Harrington Elementary School secured in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics and Science.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Martha Hunt Elementary School. They make up for 47.79% of student population, followed by Asians (31.15%), Hispanics (8.67%), African Americans (8.14%), Two or More Races (4.07%) and Native Americans (0.18%).

The student population at Harrington Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 42.69%, followed by Asians (20.92%), Hispanics (19.77%), African Americans (12.03%) and Two or More Races (4.58%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Martha Hunt Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 14.87% compared to 27.22% at Harrington 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, Martha Hunt Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 12.21% of its student population compared to 11.75% at Harrington Elementary School.

Martha Hunt Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 11.50%, gifted and talented students, 11.86%, while 10.62% are in the special education program. Harrington Elementary School bilingual students comprise 11.75%, gifted and talented students, 9.17%, and 14.90% are in the special education program.

42 teachers employed at Martha Hunt Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 12.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 15.1 years. The 28 teachers at Harrington Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 10.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.1 years.

Of its teaching staff, Martha Hunt Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 14 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Harrington Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six 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 Martha Hunt Elementary School there are 40 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, six 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 four more working as school support staff.

At Harrington Elementary School there are 27 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, five 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 four more working as school support staff.