Compare Martin Elementary School with Wanke Elementary School

Martin 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 50 in student achievement, 80 in school progress and 73 in closing performance gaps. It scored 78 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, Wanke Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 74 in student achievement, 88 in school progress, 78 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 Martin Elementary School and Wanke 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 Martin Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 94.70% of student population, followed by African Americans (3.41%), Whites or Caucasians (0.76%), Two or More Races (0.76%) and Native Americans (0.38%). There is no Asians student in the school.

At Wanke Elementary School, Hispanics make up 73.92% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (15.28%), Two or More Races (4.32%), African Americans (3.86%) and Asians (2.47%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Martin Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 93.18% compared to 36.88% at Wanke 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, Martin Elementary School has 122 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 23.11% of student population. Wanke Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 155 or about 23.92% of student population.

In addition, Martin Elementary School has 23.86% bilingual students, 2.27% are in the gifted and talented program, while 13.26% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Wanke Elementary School with 36.57% bilingual students, 4.78% gifted and talented students and 10.65% students in the special education program.

43 teachers employed at Martin Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 5.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.4 years. The 42 teachers at Wanke Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 10.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, Martin Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 16 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Wanke Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 19 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Martin Elementary School there are 38 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by six teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.

At Wanke Elementary School there are 38 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 13 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.