Compare Saigling Elementary School with Hughston Elementary School

Saigling 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 91 in student achievement, 90 in school progress and 92 in closing performance gaps. It scored 91 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, Hughston Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 92 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 94 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.

Hughston Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Saigling Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Saigling Elementary School. They make up for 65.58% of student population, followed by Hispanics (13.35%), Asians (10.09%), African Americans (6.53%), Two or More Races (4.15%) and Native Americans (0.30%).

At Hughston Elementary School, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 62.20% of student population, followed by Hispanics (16.07%), Asians (8.33%), African Americans (6.55%), Two or More Races (6.25%) and Native Americans (0.30%).

Based on household incomes, the Saigling Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 18.69% compared to 24.40% at Hughston 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, Saigling Elementary School has a slightly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 14.24% of its student population compared to 10.12% at Hughston Elementary School.

Saigling Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 12.46%, gifted and talented students, 16.02%, while 16.32% are in the special education program. Hughston Elementary School bilingual students comprise 9.82%, gifted and talented students, 7.74%, and 13.69% are in the special education program.

30 teachers employed at Saigling Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 10.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.2 years. The 30 teachers at Hughston Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Saigling Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Hughston Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine 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 Saigling Elementary School there are 29 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by seven 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 Hughston Elementary School there are 29 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by seven 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.