Compare Price Elementary School with Beasley Elementary School

Price 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 74 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 87 in closing performance gaps. It scored 90 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, Beasley Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 76 in student achievement, 82 in school progress, 77 in closing performance gaps and 81 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. Price Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Beasley Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Science.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, African Americans comprise the biggest group at Price Elementary School. They make up for 46.46% of student population, followed by Hispanics (34.15%), Whites or Caucasians (7.69%), Asians (6.15%), Two or More Races (5.23%) and Native Americans (0.31%).

The student population at Beasley Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 35.28%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (30.96%), African Americans (26.40%), Two or More Races (6.09%) and Asians (1.02%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Price Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 78.77% compared to 67.26% at Beasley 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, Price Elementary School has a higher number of English Language Learners comprising 16.00% of its student population compared to 11.68% at Beasley Elementary School.

In addition, Price Elementary School has 15.08% bilingual students, 4.00% are in the gifted and talented program, while 20.00% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Beasley Elementary School with 11.17% bilingual students, 7.87% gifted and talented students and 17.01% students in the special education program.

24 teachers employed at Price Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.8 years. The 26 teachers at Beasley Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13 years.

Of its teaching staff, Price Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, three teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Beasley Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five 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. At Price Elementary School there are 21 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by eight 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 Beasley Elementary School there are 23 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.