Compare Meadow Village Elementary School with Burke Elementary School

Meadow Village 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 71 in student achievement, 93 in school progress and 77 in closing performance gaps. It scored 88 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, Burke Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 75 in student achievement, 95 in school progress, 79 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.

It is in this area where the two schools differ. Meadow Village Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, post-secondary and with 25% student progress. Burke Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Comparative Academic Growth.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Meadow Village Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 84.11% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (8.07%), African Americans (6.11%), Two or More Races (1.47%) and Native Americans (0.24%). There is no Asians student in the school.

At Burke Elementary School, Hispanics make up 85.50% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (10.83%), African Americans (2.39%), Two or More Races (0.73%) and Asians (0.55%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Meadow Village Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 87.04% compared to 73.76% at Burke 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, Meadow Village Elementary School has 22 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 5.38% of student population. Burke Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 125 or about 22.94% of student population.

In addition, Meadow Village Elementary School has 0.24% bilingual students, 1.71% are in the gifted and talented program, while 18.09% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Burke Elementary School with 33.39% bilingual students, 3.85% gifted and talented students and 17.25% students in the special education program.

33 teachers employed at Meadow Village Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.2 years. The 41 teachers at Burke Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, Meadow Village Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 15 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Burke Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 16 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Meadow Village Elementary School there are 32 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by nine 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 Burke Elementary School there are 36 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 11 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.