Compare McAuliffe Elementary School with Heritage Elementary School

McAuliffe 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, 88 in school progress and 89 in closing performance gaps. It scored 92 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, Heritage Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 92 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 94 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.

Heritage Elementary School's one out of seven distinction is in 25% closing performance gaps. McAuliffe Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in McAuliffe Elementary School is Whites or Caucasians who make up nearly 80.99% of student population, followed by Hispanics (9.87%), Two or More Races (3.66%), African Americans (2.93%), Asians (2.19%) and Native Americans (0.37%).

At Heritage Elementary School, Whites or Caucasians make up 66.93% of student population, followed by Hispanics (14.85%), Asians (9.50%), Two or More Races (4.75%), African Americans (3.37%) and Native Americans (0.59%).

Based on household incomes, the McAuliffe Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 5.85% compared to 6.73% at Heritage 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, McAuliffe Elementary School has 11 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 2.01% of student population. Heritage Elementary School has more ELLs at 16 or about 3.17% of student population.

McAuliffe Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 1.83%, gifted and talented students, 4.39%, while 23.03% are in the special education program. Heritage Elementary School bilingual students comprise 2.57%, gifted and talented students, 3.37%, and 18.42% are in the special education program.

42 teachers employed at McAuliffe Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.5 years. The 37 teachers at Heritage Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 11.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 15.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, McAuliffe Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 16 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Heritage Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while three 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 McAuliffe Elementary School there are 40 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three 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 five more working as school support staff.

At Heritage Elementary School there are 36 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, four 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 four more working as school support staff.