Compare Prairie Creek Elementary School with Thurgood Marshall Elementary School

Prairie Creek 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 95 in student achievement, 91 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, Thurgood Marshall Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 69 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 77 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.

It is in this area where the two schools differ. Prairie Creek Elementary School’s two out of seven distinctions are in post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Thurgood Marshall Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Prairie Creek Elementary School is Whites or Caucasians who make up nearly 81.16% of student population, followed by Asians (7.53%), Hispanics (6.51%), Two or More Races (3.08%), African Americans (1.37%) and Native Americans (0.34%).

At Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, African Americans are the biggest group, comprising 63.20% of student population, followed by Asians (15.24%), Hispanics (14.87%), Whites or Caucasians (3.53%), Two or More Races (2.79%) and Native Americans (0.19%).

Based on household incomes, the Prairie Creek Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 5.14% compared to 97.96% at Thurgood Marshall 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, Prairie Creek Elementary School has 5 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 1.71% of student population. Thurgood Marshall Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 149 or about 27.70% of student population.

Prairie Creek Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 1.71%, gifted and talented students, 11.99%, while 12.33% are in the special education program. Thurgood Marshall Elementary School bilingual students comprise 27.70%, gifted and talented students, 1.30%, and 13.20% are in the special education program.

21 teachers employed at Prairie Creek Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.4 years. The 41 teachers at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 5.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.4 years.

Of its teaching staff, Prairie Creek Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, five teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while four teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Thurgood Marshall Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 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. Prairie Creek Elementary School has an all-female teaching staff. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by two 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.

At Thurgood Marshall Elementary School there are 35 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six 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 eight more working as school support staff.