Compare R Steve Folsom Elementary School with Jim Spradley Elementary School

R Steve Folsom 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 85 in student achievement, 80 in school progress and 77 in closing performance gaps. It scored 83 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, Jim Spradley Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 94 in student achievement, 94 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 96 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.

Jim Spradley Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. R Steve Folsom Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at R Steve Folsom Elementary School. They make up for 63.90% of student population, followed by Hispanics (10.53%), Two or More Races (9.83%), Asians (9.41%), African Americans (6.04%) and Native Americans (0.14%).

The student population at Jim Spradley Elementary School is also predominantly by Asians at 45.98%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (24.78%), Hispanics (11.16%), African Americans (9.71%), Two or More Races (7.81%) and Native Americans (0.56%).

Based on household incomes, R Steve Folsom Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 7.30% compared to 5.69% at Jim Spradley 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, R Steve Folsom Elementary School has 19 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 2.67% of student population. Jim Spradley Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 131 or about 14.62% of student population.

In addition, R Steve Folsom Elementary School has 2.67% bilingual students, 8.29% are in the gifted and talented program, while 16.85% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Jim Spradley Elementary School with 13.95% bilingual students, 9.60% gifted and talented students and 12.50% students in the special education program.

53 teachers employed at R Steve Folsom Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 4.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.4 years. The 64 teachers at Jim Spradley Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 2.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.4 years.

Of its teaching staff, R Steve Folsom Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 24 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Jim Spradley Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 32 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At R Steve Folsom Elementary School there are 49 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.

At Jim Spradley Elementary School there are 61 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 15 special education teachers are being assisted by 16 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.