Compare Rennell Elementary School with Black Elementary School

Rennell 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 92 in student achievement, 90 in school progress and 94 in closing performance gaps. It scored 93 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, Black Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 90 in student achievement, 93 in school progress, 98 in closing performance gaps and 95 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.

Black Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Rennell Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Rennell Elementary School. They make up for 35.48% of student population, followed by Hispanics (23.88%), Asians (23.54%), African Americans (11.94%), Two or More Races (5.00%) and Native Americans (0.08%).

The student population at Black Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 38.88%, followed by Hispanics (38.00%), African Americans (11.07%), Asians (6.82%), Two or More Races (4.34%) and Native Americans (0.89%).

Based on household incomes, the Rennell Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 20.07% compared to 43.67% at Black 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, Rennell Elementary School has 154 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 13.04% of student population. Black Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 276 or about 24.45% of student population.

Rennell Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 12.28%, gifted and talented students, 12.87%, while 9.14% are in the special education program. Black Elementary School bilingual students comprise 23.38%, gifted and talented students, 4.69%, and 12.84% are in the special education program.

65 teachers employed at Rennell Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.2 years. The 72 teachers at Black Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, Rennell Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, 20 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 24 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Black Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has 17 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 21 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 22 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 Rennell Elementary School there are 63 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by 23 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.

At Black Elementary School there are 68 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, ten special education teachers are being assisted by 31 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.