Compare Shands Elementary School with Gentry Elementary School

Shands 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, 91 in school progress and 78 in closing performance gaps. It scored 87 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, Gentry Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 77 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 89 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.

Gentry Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Shands Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Shands Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 74.28% of student population, followed by African Americans (15.22%), Whites or Caucasians (7.97%), Two or More Races (1.09%), Native Americans (0.91%) and Asians (0.54%).

The student population at Gentry Elementary School is also predominantly by African Americans at 44.92%, followed by Hispanics (44.29%), Whites or Caucasians (7.78%), Two or More Races (1.59%), Native Americans (0.79%) and Asians (0.63%).

Based on household incomes, Shands Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 84.96% compared to 78.10% at Gentry 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, Shands Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 46.20% of its student population compared to 24.29% at Gentry Elementary School.

In addition, Shands Elementary School has 45.83% bilingual students, 2.36% are in the gifted and talented program, while 14.49% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Gentry Elementary School with 22.06% bilingual students, 4.13% gifted and talented students and 13.49% students in the special education program.

41 teachers employed at Shands Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13 years. The 43 teachers at Gentry Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.4 years.

Of its teaching staff, Shands Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 20 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Gentry Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Shands Elementary School there are 34 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.

At Gentry Elementary School there are 39 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 14 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.