Compare Meadows Elementary School with Harrington Elementary School

Meadows 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 72 in student achievement, 93 in school progress and 79 in closing performance gaps. It scored 89 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, Harrington Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 91 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 92 in closing performance gaps and 92 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.

Both schools garnered only three distinction designations or awards for performance. For Meadows Elementary School these are in post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps while Harrington Elementary School secured in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics and Science.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Meadows Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 74.10% of student population, followed by African Americans (11.29%), Whites or Caucasians (9.37%), Two or More Races (3.58%) and Asians (1.65%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

The student population at Harrington Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 42.69%, followed by Asians (20.92%), Hispanics (19.77%), African Americans (12.03%) and Two or More Races (4.58%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Meadows Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 79.61% compared to 27.22% at Harrington 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, Meadows Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 55.37% of its student population compared to 11.75% at Harrington Elementary School.

In addition, Meadows Elementary School has 55.10% bilingual students, 5.79% are in the gifted and talented program, while 21.76% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Harrington Elementary School with 11.75% bilingual students, 9.17% gifted and talented students and 14.90% students in the special education program.

42 teachers employed at Meadows Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.8 years. The 28 teachers at Harrington Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 10.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.1 years.

Of its teaching staff, Meadows Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Harrington Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Meadows Elementary School there are 40 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five 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 six more working as school support staff.

At Harrington Elementary School there are 27 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by seven 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.