Compare Rennell Elementary School with Pope 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, Pope Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 96 in student achievement, 95 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 97 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.

Pope Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, 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 Pope Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 46.99%, followed by Hispanics (20.07%), Asians (20.07%), African Americans (7.39%), Two or More Races (5.29%) and Native Americans (0.18%).

Based on household incomes, Rennell Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 20.07% compared to 12.59% at Pope 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 a slightly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 13.04% of its student population compared to 12.59% at Pope Elementary School.

In addition, Rennell Elementary School has 12.28% bilingual students, 12.87% are in the gifted and talented program, while 9.14% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Pope Elementary School with 12.14% bilingual students, 15.69% gifted and talented students and 11.13% students 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 65 teachers at Pope Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.5 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. Pope Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 23 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five 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 Pope Elementary School there are 63 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by 25 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.