Compare Nye Elementary School with Prada Elementary School

Nye 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 89 in student achievement, 97 in school progress and 96 in closing performance gaps. It scored 97 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, Prada Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 76 in student achievement, 95 in school progress, 87 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. Nye 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. Prada Elementary School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and with 25% student progress.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Nye Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 98.72% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (0.80%) and Asians (0.48%). There is no African Americans, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

At Prada Elementary School, Hispanics make up 99.68% of student population, followed by African Americans (0.16%) and Whites or Caucasians (0.16%). There is no Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Nye Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 75.16% compared to 93.85% at Prada 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, Nye Elementary School has 244 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 39.10% of student population. Prada Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 376 or about 60.84% of student population.

Nye Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 49.20%, gifted and talented students, 10.42%, while 12.18% are in the special education program. Prada Elementary School bilingual students comprise 60.68%, gifted and talented students, 3.24%, and 13.59% are in the special education program.

41 teachers employed at Nye Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 16.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 18.5 years. The 42 teachers at Prada Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 13 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, Nye Elementary School has seven teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 16 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while four teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Prada Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 20 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven 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 Nye Elementary School there are 38 female teachers and three male teachers. 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 three more working as school support staff.

At Prada Elementary School there are 38 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by 18 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.