Compare Slack Elementary School with Anderson Elementary School

Slack 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 74 in student achievement, 88 in school progress and 78 in closing performance gaps. It scored 85 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, Anderson Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 75 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 89 in closing performance gaps and 91 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.

Anderson Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Slack Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Slack Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 67.79% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (18.29%), African Americans (10.93%), Two or More Races (2.58%) and Asians (0.40%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

The student population at Anderson Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 39.66%, followed by African Americans (38.36%), Whites or Caucasians (16.81%), Two or More Races (3.88%) and Asians (1.29%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Slack Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 85.29% compared to 92.67% at Anderson 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, Slack Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 55.67% of its student population compared to 15.52% at Anderson Elementary School.

Slack Elementary School has no gifted and talented student, while 7.16% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 78.93% students. Anderson Elementary School has no gifted and talented student, while 21.12% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 15.09% students.

38 teachers employed at Slack Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 11.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.3 years. The 19 teachers at Anderson Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 10.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 15.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Slack Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Anderson Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, five teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while three 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 Slack Elementary School there are 34 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

At Anderson Elementary School there are 17 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by eight 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.