Compare North Pointe Elementary School with Bay Elementary School

North Pointe 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 88 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 92 in closing performance gaps. It scored 91 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, Bay Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 86 in student achievement, 86 in school progress, 88 in closing performance gaps and 87 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. North Pointe Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Bay Elementary School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Science and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at North Pointe Elementary School. They make up for 34.49% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (31.92%), Asians (19.52%), African Americans (9.53%), Two or More Races (3.78%) and Native Americans (0.45%).

At Bay Elementary School, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 60.51% of student population, followed by Hispanics (25.04%), African Americans (6.10%), Two or More Races (5.62%), Asians (2.57%) and Native Americans (0.16%).

Based on household incomes, North Pointe Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 47.50% compared to 43.82% at Bay 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, North Pointe Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 21.79% of its student population compared to 7.38% at Bay Elementary School.

North Pointe Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 20.88%, gifted and talented students, 14.07%, while 13.46% are in the special education program. Bay Elementary School bilingual students comprise 7.22%, gifted and talented students, 6.58%, and 15.41% are in the special education program.

46 teachers employed at North Pointe Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.5 years. The 38 teachers at Bay Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11 years.

Of its teaching staff, North Pointe Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Bay Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 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 North Pointe Elementary School there are 45 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by 15 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and 11 more working as school support staff.

At Bay Elementary School there are 37 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 16 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and 11 more working as school support staff.