Compare Shands Elementary School with Porter 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, Porter Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 79 in student achievement, 86 in school progress, 92 in closing performance gaps and 88 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.

Porter Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, 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%).

At Porter Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 63.99% of student population, followed by African Americans (17.88%), Whites or Caucasians (11.40%), Asians (4.40%) and Two or More Races (2.33%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Shands Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 84.96% compared to 75.65% at Porter 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 48.45% at Porter 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 Porter Elementary School with 47.93% bilingual students, 5.96% gifted and talented students and 13.47% 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 31 teachers at Porter Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11 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. Porter Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.

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 Porter Elementary School there are 27 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by nine 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.