Compare Shands Elementary School with Hodges 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, Hodges Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 60 in student achievement, 83 in school progress, 74 in closing performance gaps and 80 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.

Hodges Elementary School's one out of seven distinction is in Science. 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%).

At Hodges Elementary School, Hispanics make up 78.50% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (9.21%), African Americans (9.02%), Two or More Races (1.92%) and Native Americans (0.77%). There is no Asians student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Shands Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 84.96% compared to 87.52% at Hodges 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 255 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 46.20% of student population. Hodges Elementary School has slightly more ELLs at 274 or about 52.59% of student population.

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 Hodges Elementary School with 52.02% bilingual students, 4.80% gifted and talented students and 13.82% 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 37 teachers at Hodges Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.9 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. Hodges Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten 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.

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 Hodges Elementary School there are 29 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by ten 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.