Compare Palmer Elementary School with Anne McCormick Sullivan Elementary School

Palmer Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89) 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 79 in student achievement, 86 in school progress and 85 in closing performance gaps. It scored 86 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, Anne McCormick Sullivan Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 95 in student achievement, 94 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 97 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.

Anne McCormick Sullivan Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Palmer Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, African Americans comprise the biggest group at Palmer Elementary School. They make up for 48.53% of student population, followed by Asians (19.03%), Hispanics (17.55%), Whites or Caucasians (8.70%), Two or More Races (5.46%) and Native Americans (0.59%).

At Anne McCormick Sullivan Elementary School, Asians make up 66.88% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (10.71%), African Americans (10.54%), Hispanics (5.80%), Two or More Races (5.09%) and Native Americans (0.71%).

Based on household incomes, Palmer Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 46.02% compared to 14.20% at Anne McCormick Sullivan 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, Palmer Elementary School has 101 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 14.90% of student population. Anne McCormick Sullivan Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 223 or about 19.91% of student population.

In addition, Palmer Elementary School has 14.60% bilingual students, 2.80% are in the gifted and talented program, while 9.14% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Anne McCormick Sullivan Elementary School with 19.82% bilingual students, 14.91% gifted and talented students and 7.23% students in the special education program.

42 teachers employed at Palmer Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.5 years. The 69 teachers at Anne McCormick Sullivan Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, Palmer Elementary School has one teacher only 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 five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Anne McCormick Sullivan Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has 16 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 21 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Palmer Elementary School there are 39 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by seven 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 Anne McCormick Sullivan Elementary School there are 68 female teachers and one male teacher only. 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 three staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.