Compare Oyster Creek Elementary School with Walter Moses Burton Elementary School

Oyster Creek 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 86 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and 92 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, Walter Moses Burton Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 62 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 76 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. Oyster Creek Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Walter Moses Burton Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Comparative Academic Growth.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Asians comprise the biggest group at Oyster Creek Elementary School. They make up for 33.68% of student population, followed by Hispanics (23.54%), African Americans (21.98%), Whites or Caucasians (16.64%), Two or More Races (3.64%) and Native Americans (0.26%).

At Walter Moses Burton Elementary School, African Americans are the biggest group, comprising 65.13% of student population, followed by Hispanics (25.42%), Two or More Races (5.33%), Asians (2.42%) and Whites or Caucasians (1.69%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Oyster Creek Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 56.96% compared to 77.97% at Walter Moses Burton 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, Oyster Creek Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 32.51% of its student population compared to 7.75% at Walter Moses Burton Elementary School.

Oyster Creek Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 31.60%, gifted and talented students, 1.43%, while 11.44% are in the special education program. Walter Moses Burton Elementary School bilingual students comprise 7.02%, gifted and talented students, 0.97%, and 15.50% are in the special education program.

52 teachers employed at Oyster Creek Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.4 years. The 34 teachers at Walter Moses Burton Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Oyster Creek Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 16 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Walter Moses Burton Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, six teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 16 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 Oyster Creek Elementary School there are 48 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine teachers are aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, Walter Moses Burton Elementary School has an all-female teaching staff. Of its teaching staff, seven 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 four more working as school support staff.