Compare Maurice L Wolfe Elementary School with Ursula Stephens Elementary School

Maurice L Wolfe 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 83 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and 90 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, Ursula Stephens Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 76 in student achievement, 83 in school progress, 73 in closing performance gaps and 80 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. Maurice L Wolfe Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Ursula Stephens Elementary School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Science and post-secondary.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Maurice L Wolfe Elementary School. They make up for 39.65% of student population, followed by African Americans (25.00%), Whites or Caucasians (23.74%), Two or More Races (6.31%), Asians (5.05%) and Native Americans (0.25%).

At Ursula Stephens Elementary School, Hispanics make up 68.05% of student population, followed by African Americans (13.31%), Whites or Caucasians (10.48%), Asians (5.82%), Two or More Races (2.00%) and Native Americans (0.33%).

Based on household incomes, the Maurice L Wolfe Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 62.88% compared to 79.53% at Ursula Stephens 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, Maurice L Wolfe Elementary School has 64 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 16.16% of student population. Ursula Stephens Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 324 or about 53.91% of student population.

Maurice L Wolfe Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 14.39%, gifted and talented students, 5.81%, while 12.88% are in the special education program. Ursula Stephens Elementary School bilingual students comprise 53.91%, gifted and talented students, 2.33%, and 25.29% are in the special education program.

30 teachers employed at Maurice L Wolfe Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 5.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9 years. The 59 teachers at Ursula Stephens Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.1 years.

Of its teaching staff, Maurice L Wolfe Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, five teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Ursula Stephens Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 20 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Maurice L Wolfe Elementary School there are 30 female teachers and zero male teacher. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by five 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.

At Ursula Stephens Elementary School there are 55 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by 26 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.