Compare McElwain Elementary School with Fred And Patti Shafer Elementary School

McElwain 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 77 in student achievement, 82 in school progress and 77 in closing performance gaps. It scored 81 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, Fred And Patti Shafer Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 94 in student achievement, 88 in school progress, 80 in closing performance gaps and 90 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.

Fred And Patti Shafer Elementary School's one out of seven distinction is in Science. McElwain Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at McElwain Elementary School. They make up for 44.79% of student population, followed by African Americans (22.49%), Whites or Caucasians (17.18%), Asians (9.60%), Two or More Races (5.76%) and Native Americans (0.18%).

The student population at Fred And Patti Shafer Elementary School is also predominantly by Asians at 35.25%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (31.23%), Hispanics (17.17%), African Americans (11.05%), Two or More Races (4.93%) and Native Americans (0.27%).

Based on household incomes, McElwain Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 42.14% compared to 20.18% at Fred And Patti Shafer 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, McElwain Elementary School has 239 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 21.85% of student population. Fred And Patti Shafer Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 288 or about 26.30% of student population.

In addition, McElwain Elementary School has 21.02% bilingual students, 1.83% are in the gifted and talented program, while 14.53% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Fred And Patti Shafer Elementary School with 25.66% bilingual students, 11.42% gifted and talented students and 13.15% students in the special education program.

64 teachers employed at McElwain Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 4.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 6.4 years. The 76 teachers at Fred And Patti Shafer Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, McElwain Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 25 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including ten beginning teachers. Fred And Patti Shafer Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 14 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 19 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 16 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 24 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At McElwain Elementary School there are 62 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.

At Fred And Patti Shafer Elementary School there are 74 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.