Compare Pope Elementary School with Lieder Elementary School

Pope 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 96 in student achievement, 95 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 97 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, Lieder Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 71 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 78 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.

Pope Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Lieder Elementary School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Pope Elementary School. They make up for 46.99% of student population, followed by Hispanics (20.07%), Asians (20.07%), African Americans (7.39%), Two or More Races (5.29%) and Native Americans (0.18%).

At Lieder Elementary School, Hispanics make up 73.29% of student population, followed by African Americans (11.30%), Whites or Caucasians (6.21%), Asians (6.21%), Two or More Races (2.24%) and Native Americans (0.50%).

Based on household incomes, the Pope Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 12.59% compared to 86.46% at Lieder 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, Pope Elementary School has 138 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 12.59% of student population. Lieder Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 373 or about 46.34% of student population.

Pope Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 12.14%, gifted and talented students, 15.69%, while 11.13% are in the special education program. Lieder Elementary School bilingual students comprise 45.47%, gifted and talented students, 1.24%, and 10.43% are in the special education program.

65 teachers employed at Pope Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.5 years. The 67 teachers at Lieder Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, Pope Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 23 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Lieder Elementary School no teacher 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, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 26 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Pope Elementary School there are 63 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by 25 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.

At Lieder Elementary School there are 64 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, ten special education teachers are being assisted by 27 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and 11 more working as school support staff.