Compare Rice Elementary School with Hope Elementary School

Rice 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 72 in student achievement, 88 in school progress and 76 in closing performance gaps. It scored 84 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, Hope Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 85 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 79 in closing performance gaps and 88 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. Rice Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Comparative Academic Growth. Hope Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, post-secondary and with 25% student progress.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Rice Elementary School. They make up for 45.84% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (35.24%), African Americans (13.87%), Asians (3.26%), Two or More Races (1.14%) and Native Americans (0.33%).

At Hope Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 61.24% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (33.61%), Two or More Races (2.27%), African Americans (1.44%), Asians (1.03%) and Native Americans (0.21%).

Based on household incomes, the Rice Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 63.95% compared to 80.62% at Hope 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, Rice Elementary School has 168 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 27.41% of student population. Hope Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 203 or about 41.86% of student population.

Rice Elementary School 8.81% are in the special education program, 2.45% are in the gifted and talented program, and bilingual students comprise 26.59% students. Hope Elementary School has no gifted and talented student, while 10.52% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 41.44% students.

41 teachers employed at Rice Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.6 years. The 33 teachers at Hope Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, Rice Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Hope Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Rice Elementary School there are 37 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by 13 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 Hope Elementary School there are 32 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by six 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.