Compare Rankin Elementary School with Duff Elementary School

Rankin 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 59 in student achievement, 89 in school progress and 74 in closing performance gaps. It scored 85 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, Duff Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 91 in student achievement, 86 in school progress, 98 in closing performance gaps and 93 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.

Duff Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in Science and 25% closing performance gaps. Rankin Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Rankin Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 85.50% of student population, followed by African Americans (7.99%), Whites or Caucasians (3.90%), Two or More Races (1.49%), Native Americans (0.37%) and Asians (0.19%).

At Duff Elementary School, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 55.65% of student population, followed by Hispanics (28.16%), African Americans (8.94%), Two or More Races (3.54%), Asians (3.37%) and Native Americans (0.34%).

Based on household incomes, Rankin Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 95.91% compared to 39.46% at Duff 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, Rankin Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 65.80% of its student population compared to 7.25% at Duff Elementary School.

In addition, Rankin Elementary School has 65.80% bilingual students, 5.58% are in the gifted and talented program, while 7.99% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Duff Elementary School with 7.08% bilingual students, 10.96% gifted and talented students and 10.46% students in the special education program.

39 teachers employed at Rankin Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.1 years. The 37 teachers at Duff Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 12.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14.1 years.

Of its teaching staff, Rankin Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Duff Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight 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 Rankin Elementary School there are 34 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by ten teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.

At Duff Elementary School there are 34 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six 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 six more working as school support staff.