Compare Rice Elementary School with Patterson 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, Patterson Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 75 in student achievement, 88 in school progress, 78 in closing performance gaps and 85 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. Except for Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Rice Elementary School earned one out of seven distinctions. Patterson Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics.

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 Patterson Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 61.37% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (31.02%), African Americans (3.14%), Two or More Races (2.58%), Asians (1.01%) and Native Americans (0.67%).

Based on household incomes, the Rice Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 63.95% compared to 70.44% at Patterson 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. Patterson Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 359 or about 40.20% of student population.

In addition, Rice Elementary School has 26.59% bilingual students, 2.45% are in the gifted and talented program, while 8.81% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Patterson Elementary School with 39.42% bilingual students, 3.14% gifted and talented students and 8.62% students in the special education program.

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 58 teachers at Patterson Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.1 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. Patterson Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 24 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 16 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 15 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 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 Patterson Elementary School there are 56 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by 20 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.