Compare Memorial Drive Elementary School with Sherwood Elementary School

Memorial Drive 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 95 in student achievement, 94 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 97 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, Sherwood Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 73 in student achievement, 80 in school progress, 77 in closing performance gaps and 79 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.

Memorial Drive Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Sherwood Elementary School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Memorial Drive Elementary School is Whites or Caucasians who make up nearly 66.75% of student population, followed by Hispanics (14.07%), Asians (10.23%), Two or More Races (8.18%) and African Americans (0.77%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Sherwood Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 65.96% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (16.43%), African Americans (11.27%), Two or More Races (3.99%), Asians (1.88%) and Native Americans (0.23%).

Based on household incomes, the Memorial Drive Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 9.21% compared to 65.02% at Sherwood 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, Memorial Drive Elementary School has 23 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 5.88% of student population. Sherwood Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 204 or about 47.89% of student population.

Memorial Drive Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 5.88%, gifted and talented students, 14.32%, while 9.97% are in the special education program. Sherwood Elementary School bilingual students comprise 69.95%, gifted and talented students, 5.63%, and 12.91% are in the special education program.

26 teachers employed at Memorial Drive Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.5 years. The 32 teachers at Sherwood Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 5.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, Memorial Drive Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Sherwood Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 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 Memorial Drive Elementary School there are 25 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, five teachers are 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 Sherwood Elementary School there are 27 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is 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 seven more working as school support staff.