Compare Shands Elementary School with Tosch 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, Tosch Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 67 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.

Distinction Designations for Shands Elementary School and Tosch Elementary School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.

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 Tosch Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 65.39% of student population, followed by African Americans (20.97%), Whites or Caucasians (9.65%), Two or More Races (3.00%), Asians (0.50%) and Native Americans (0.17%).

Based on household incomes, the Shands Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 84.96% compared to 87.35% at Tosch 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. Tosch Elementary School has more ELLs at 261 or about 43.43% of student population.

Shands Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 45.83%, gifted and talented students, 2.36%, while 14.49% are in the special education program. Tosch Elementary School bilingual students comprise 42.26%, gifted and talented students, 2.33%, and 14.31% are 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 42 teachers at Tosch Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.7 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. Tosch Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 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 Tosch Elementary School there are 37 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six 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.