Compare Red Duke Elementary School with E C Mason Elementary School

Red Duke 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 89 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and 92 in closing performance gaps. It scored 92 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, E C Mason Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 74 in student achievement, 74 in school progress, 72 in closing performance gaps and 73 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. Red Duke Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Science, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. E C Mason Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Science.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Red Duke Elementary School. They make up for 31.41% of student population, followed by African Americans (27.80%), Asians (18.59%), Whites or Caucasians (17.93%), Two or More Races (4.11%) and Native Americans (0.16%).

The student population at E C Mason Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 50.07%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (28.18%), African Americans (14.31%), Asians (4.01%), Two or More Races (3.29%) and Native Americans (0.14%).

Based on household incomes, the Red Duke Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 36.84% compared to 57.22% at E C Mason 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, Red Duke Elementary School has 120 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 19.74% of student population. E C Mason Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 191 or about 27.32% of student population.

In addition, Red Duke Elementary School has 17.76% bilingual students, 8.88% are in the gifted and talented program, while 15.46% are in the special education program. This stacks up against E C Mason Elementary School with 26.75% bilingual students, 9.44% gifted and talented students and 11.73% students in the special education program.

45 teachers employed at Red Duke Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.4 years. The 48 teachers at E C Mason Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.1 years.

Of its teaching staff, Red Duke Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, 20 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 three beginning teachers. E C Mason Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Red Duke Elementary School there are 43 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by 15 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 E C Mason Elementary School there are 46 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by 15 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.