Compare Memorial Elementary School with Harrington Elementary School

Memorial Elementary School not rated a State accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365 (Not Rated per SB 1365) 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 60 in student achievement, 60 in school progress and 66 in closing performance gaps. It scored 62 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.

Harrington Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics and Science. Memorial Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Memorial Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 74.70% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (12.53%), African Americans (8.67%), Two or More Races (2.41%), Asians (1.45%) and Native Americans (0.24%).

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, Memorial Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 74.46% 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, Memorial Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 56.63% of its student population compared to 11.75% at Harrington Elementary School.

In addition, Memorial Elementary School has 55.42% bilingual students, 5.78% are in the gifted and talented program, while 14.46% 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.

43 teachers employed at Memorial Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.9 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, Memorial Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. 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 Memorial Elementary School there are 40 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by eight teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and five 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.