Compare Newport Elementary School with Barrett Elementary School

Newport 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 89 in student achievement, 90 in school progress and 78 in closing performance gaps. It scored 86 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, Barrett Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 86 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 96 in closing performance gaps and 93 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. Newport Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science, post-secondary and with 25% student progress. Barrett Elementary School’s three out of seven distinctions are in post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Newport Elementary School. They make up for 50.15% of student population, followed by Hispanics (41.87%), African Americans (4.60%), Two or More Races (2.91%), Native Americans (0.31%) and Asians (0.15%).

At Barrett Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 59.77% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (32.18%), African Americans (5.98%) and Two or More Races (2.07%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Newport Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 46.78% compared to 55.86% at Barrett 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, Newport Elementary School has 123 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 18.87% of student population. Barrett Elementary School has more ELLs at 144 or about 33.10% of student population.

Newport Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 19.48%, gifted and talented students, 5.52%, while 17.48% are in the special education program. Barrett Elementary School bilingual students comprise 43.91%, gifted and talented students, 2.99%, and 13.33% are in the special education program.

46 teachers employed at Newport Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.4 years. The 37 teachers at Barrett Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.1 years.

Of its teaching staff, Newport Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Barrett Elementary School has four teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, five teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 17 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Newport Elementary School there are 45 female teachers and zero male teacher. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by ten teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.

At Barrett Elementary School there are 34 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by ten 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.