Compare P M Akin Elementary School with Tibbals Elementary School

P M Akin 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 92 in student achievement, 93 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 95 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, Tibbals Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 95 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 92 in closing performance gaps and 94 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.

Both schools garnered only three distinction designations or awards for performance. For P M Akin Elementary School these are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps while Tibbals Elementary School secured in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics and post-secondary.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at P M Akin Elementary School. They make up for 48.10% of student population, followed by Hispanics (20.61%), African Americans (15.19%), Two or More Races (8.50%), Asians (7.23%) and Native Americans (0.18%).

The student population at Tibbals Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 40.36%, followed by Asians (36.57%), African Americans (9.56%), Hispanics (6.75%), Two or More Races (5.60%) and Native Americans (0.82%).

Based on household incomes, P M Akin Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 27.49% compared to 15.32% at Tibbals 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, P M Akin Elementary School has 43 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 7.78% of student population. Tibbals Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 91 or about 14.99% of student population.

In addition, P M Akin Elementary School has 7.78% bilingual students, 5.97% are in the gifted and talented program, while 14.65% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Tibbals Elementary School with 14.66% bilingual students, 9.06% gifted and talented students and 10.71% students in the special education program.

38 teachers employed at P M Akin Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.4 years. The 40 teachers at Tibbals Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, P M Akin Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight 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. Tibbals Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine 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 P M Akin Elementary School there are 36 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by 13 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.

At Tibbals Elementary School there are 37 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 13 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.