Compare Ramona Elementary School with Edgemere International School

Ramona 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 90 in student achievement, 94 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 96 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, Edgemere International School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 86 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 98 in closing performance gaps and 94 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. Ramona Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Edgemere International School’s two out of seven distinctions are in post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Ramona Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 98.89% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (0.74%). There is no African Americans, Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

At Edgemere International School, Hispanics make up 91.44% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (6.17%), African Americans (0.84%), Two or More Races (0.84%), Asians (0.42%) and Native Americans (0.28%).

Based on household incomes, Ramona Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 78.89% compared to 77.56% at Edgemere International 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, Ramona Elementary School has 100 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 37.04% of student population. Edgemere International School has significantly more ELLs at 194 or about 27.21% of student population.

In addition, Ramona Elementary School has 39.63% bilingual students, 4.81% are in the gifted and talented program, while 13.70% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Edgemere International School with 38.01% bilingual students, 6.31% gifted and talented students and 15.15% students in the special education program.

20 teachers employed at Ramona Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 15.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 17.8 years. The 51 teachers at Edgemere International School have been serving the school for an average of 9.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, Ramona Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has 11 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, three teachers have worked for 11-20 years, three teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while one teacher only has been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Edgemere International School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 16 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Ramona Elementary School there are 16 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by four 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.

At Edgemere International School there are 46 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by 13 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.