Compare Roy Lee Walker Elementary School with Glen Oaks Elementary School

Roy Lee Walker 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, 93 in school progress and 98 in closing performance gaps. It scored 95 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, Glen Oaks Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 94 in student achievement, 85 in school progress, 78 in closing performance gaps and 89 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), Roy Lee Walker Elementary School earned one out of seven distinctions. Glen Oaks Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and post-secondary.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Roy Lee Walker Elementary School. They make up for 60.36% of student population, followed by Hispanics (14.03%), African Americans (8.46%), Two or More Races (8.46%), Asians (8.24%) and Native Americans (0.22%).

At Glen Oaks Elementary School, Whites or Caucasians make up 67.55% of student population, followed by Hispanics (16.02%), Two or More Races (6.09%), Asians (5.48%) and African Americans (4.67%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Roy Lee Walker Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 14.92% compared to 8.52% at Glen Oaks 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, Roy Lee Walker Elementary School has a higher number of English Language Learners comprising 5.12% of its student population compared to 4.06% at Glen Oaks Elementary School.

Roy Lee Walker Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 4.68%, gifted and talented students, 16.04%, while 11.14% are in the special education program. Glen Oaks Elementary School bilingual students comprise 4.06%, gifted and talented students, 12.98%, and 13.59% are in the special education program.

32 teachers employed at Roy Lee Walker Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.7 years. The 35 teachers at Glen Oaks Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, Roy Lee Walker Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Glen Oaks Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while two 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 Roy Lee Walker Elementary School there are 31 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by two teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.

At Glen Oaks Elementary School there are 34 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, seven 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.