Compare Ponderosa Elementary School with Carolee Booker Elementary

Ponderosa 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 71 in student achievement, 93 in school progress and 77 in closing performance gaps. It scored 88 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, Carolee Booker Elementary also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 65 in student achievement, 85 in school progress, 75 in closing performance gaps and 82 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.

Ponderosa 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. Carolee Booker Elementary did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Ponderosa Elementary School. They make up for 56.98% of student population, followed by African Americans (34.24%), Whites or Caucasians (3.49%), Native Americans (2.45%), Two or More Races (1.68%) and Asians (1.03%).

At Carolee Booker Elementary, Hispanics make up 73.34% of student population, followed by African Americans (22.00%), Two or More Races (1.41%), Native Americans (1.27%), Whites or Caucasians (1.13%) and Asians (0.85%).

Based on household incomes, the Ponderosa Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 89.53% compared to 91.54% at Carolee Booker Elementary.

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, Ponderosa Elementary School has 316 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 40.83% of student population. Carolee Booker Elementary has significantly more ELLs at 406 or about 57.26% of student population.

In addition, Ponderosa Elementary School has 40.31% bilingual students, 2.58% are in the gifted and talented program, while 10.21% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Carolee Booker Elementary with 57.40% bilingual students, 4.23% gifted and talented students and 8.89% students in the special education program.

53 teachers employed at Ponderosa Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 3.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.1 years. The 46 teachers at Carolee Booker Elementary have been serving the school for an average of 6.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.4 years.

Of its teaching staff, Ponderosa Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 16 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 13 beginning teachers. Carolee Booker Elementary has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten 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 Ponderosa Elementary School there are 47 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 14 teachers 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.

At Carolee Booker Elementary there are 40 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.