Compare Roy Lee Walker Elementary School with Herman Lawson Early Childhood 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, Herman Lawson Early Childhood School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted only 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.

Roy Lee Walker Elementary School's one out of seven distinction is in with 25% student progress. Herman Lawson Early Childhood School did not earn any distinction.

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%).

The student population at Herman Lawson Early Childhood School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 53.83%, followed by African Americans (23.20%), Whites or Caucasians (13.96%), Asians (4.95%), Two or More Races (3.60%) and Native Americans (0.23%).

Based on household incomes, the Roy Lee Walker Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 14.92% compared to 79.50% at Herman Lawson Early Childhood 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 23 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 5.12% of student population. Herman Lawson Early Childhood School has significantly more ELLs at 229 or about 51.58% of student population.

Roy Lee Walker Elementary School 11.14% are in the special education program, 16.04% are in the gifted and talented program, and bilingual students comprise 4.68% students. Herman Lawson Early Childhood School has no gifted and talented student, while 21.17% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 51.58% students.

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 28 teachers at Herman Lawson Early Childhood School have been serving the school for an average of 8.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.3 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. Herman Lawson Early Childhood School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven 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 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 Herman Lawson Early Childhood School there are 27 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by 38 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and 11 more working as school support staff.