Compare Neysa Callison Elementary School with Patsy Sommer Elementary School

Neysa Callison Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) 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 57 in student achievement, 74 in school progress and 67 in closing performance gaps. It scored 72 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, Patsy Sommer Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 95 in student achievement, 93 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.

Patsy Sommer Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Neysa Callison Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Neysa Callison Elementary School. They make up for 51.91% of student population, followed by African Americans (20.07%), Whites or Caucasians (16.25%), Two or More Races (8.29%), Asians (3.32%) and Native Americans (0.17%).

The student population at Patsy Sommer Elementary School is also predominantly by Asians at 48.83%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (31.58%), Hispanics (12.13%), Two or More Races (6.73%), African Americans (0.58%) and Native Americans (0.15%).

Based on household incomes, Neysa Callison Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 59.87% compared to 5.26% at Patsy Sommer 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, Neysa Callison Elementary School has a higher number of English Language Learners comprising 22.55% of its student population compared to 18.86% at Patsy Sommer Elementary School.

In addition, Neysa Callison Elementary School has 31.01% bilingual students, 4.31% are in the gifted and talented program, while 15.75% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Patsy Sommer Elementary School with 17.54% bilingual students, 11.99% gifted and talented students and 8.48% students in the special education program.

57 teachers employed at Neysa Callison Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 5.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.7 years. The 44 teachers at Patsy Sommer Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14.9 years.

Of its teaching staff, Neysa Callison Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 16 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 21 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Patsy Sommer Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 11 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 16 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, three teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 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 Neysa Callison Elementary School there are 54 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 17 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.

At Patsy Sommer Elementary School there are 40 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 16 teachers are 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.