Compare Sigler Elementary School with Harrington Elementary School

Sigler 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 73 in student achievement, 83 in school progress and 75 in closing performance gaps. It scored 81 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, Harrington Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 91 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 92 in closing performance gaps and 92 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.

Harrington Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics and Science. Sigler Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Sigler Elementary School. They make up for 51.45% of student population, followed by African Americans (25.84%), Whites or Caucasians (15.14%), Two or More Races (4.45%) and Asians (3.12%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

The student population at Harrington Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 42.69%, followed by Asians (20.92%), Hispanics (19.77%), African Americans (12.03%) and Two or More Races (4.58%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Sigler Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 74.83% compared to 27.22% at Harrington 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, Sigler Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 44.77% of its student population compared to 11.75% at Harrington Elementary School.

In addition, Sigler Elementary School has 44.77% bilingual students, 3.12% are in the gifted and talented program, while 18.26% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Harrington Elementary School with 11.75% bilingual students, 9.17% gifted and talented students and 14.90% students in the special education program.

45 teachers employed at Sigler Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.9 years. The 28 teachers at Harrington Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 10.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.1 years.

Of its teaching staff, Sigler Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 16 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Harrington Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Sigler Elementary School there are 41 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by 15 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.

At Harrington Elementary School there are 27 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, five 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.