Compare McElwain Elementary School with Joella Exley 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, Joella Exley Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 92 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 90 in closing performance gaps and 91 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.

Joella Exley Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science and post-secondary. 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 Joella Exley Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 33.86%, followed by Asians (25.69%), Hispanics (23.78%), African Americans (9.55%), Two or More Races (6.37%) and Native Americans (0.74%).

Based on household incomes, McElwain Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 42.14% compared to 37.79% at Joella Exley 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. Joella Exley Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 336 or about 35.67% 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 Joella Exley Elementary School with 35.03% bilingual students, 3.93% gifted and talented students and 16.03% 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 70 teachers at Joella Exley Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.8 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. Joella Exley Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 11 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 22 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 16 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 16 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 Joella Exley Elementary School there are 69 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by 27 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and 12 more working as school support staff.