Compare P M Akin Elementary School with Wally Watkins 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, Wally Watkins Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 93 in student achievement, 94 in school progress, 96 in closing performance gaps and 95 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 Wally Watkins Elementary School secured in Mathematics, post-secondary and with 25% student progress.

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%).

At Wally Watkins Elementary School, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 56.37% of student population, followed by Hispanics (16.55%), African Americans (13.31%), Asians (9.61%) and Two or More Races (4.05%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, P M Akin Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 27.49% compared to 19.21% at Wally Watkins 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. Wally Watkins Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 90 or about 10.42% 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 Wally Watkins Elementary School with 10.07% bilingual students, 7.18% gifted and talented students and 11.46% 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 50 teachers at Wally Watkins Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.7 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. Wally Watkins Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 19 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.

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 Wally Watkins Elementary School there are 46 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 14 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.