Compare Mooneyham Elementary School with Sparks Elementary School

Mooneyham 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 92 in student achievement, 93 in school progress and 88 in closing performance gaps. It scored 92 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, Sparks Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 94 in student achievement, 96 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 97 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. Mooneyham Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Read/ELA. Sparks Elementary School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Asians comprise the biggest group at Mooneyham Elementary School. They make up for 45.07% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (26.25%), African Americans (12.90%), Hispanics (7.89%), Two or More Races (6.53%) and Native Americans (1.06%).

The student population at Sparks Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 40.95%, followed by Asians (40.11%), Hispanics (11.64%), Two or More Races (4.49%), African Americans (2.52%) and Native Americans (0.28%).

Based on household incomes, Mooneyham Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 9.41% compared to 5.05% at Sparks 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, Mooneyham Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 12.44% of its student population compared to 7.99% at Sparks Elementary School.

In addition, Mooneyham Elementary School has 12.29% bilingual students, 6.68% are in the gifted and talented program, while 11.23% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Sparks Elementary School with 7.57% bilingual students, 7.57% gifted and talented students and 13.04% students in the special education program.

39 teachers employed at Mooneyham Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.4 years. The 46 teachers at Sparks Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 5.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, Mooneyham Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Sparks Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Mooneyham Elementary School there are 37 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by five 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 Sparks Elementary School there are 44 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by five 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.