Compare Smith Elementary School with Beasley Elementary School

Smith Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) 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 80 in student achievement, 90 in school progress and 98 in closing performance gaps. It scored 92 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, Beasley Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 75 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 79 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.

It is in this area where the two schools differ. Smith Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Beasley Elementary School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Science and post-secondary.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Smith Elementary School. They make up for 65.80% of student population, followed by African Americans (18.26%), Whites or Caucasians (13.33%), Two or More Races (2.32%) and Asians (0.29%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Beasley Elementary School, Hispanics make up 80.92% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (9.66%), African Americans (7.97%), Two or More Races (1.21%) and Asians (0.24%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Smith Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 84.06% compared to 88.41% at Beasley 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, Smith Elementary School has 104 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 30.14% of student population. Beasley Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 206 or about 49.76% of student population.

Smith Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 30.14%, gifted and talented students, 6.09%, while 18.26% are in the special education program. Beasley Elementary School bilingual students comprise 49.28%, gifted and talented students, 5.31%, and 11.84% are in the special education program.

30 teachers employed at Smith Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.7 years. The 33 teachers at Beasley Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11 years.

Of its teaching staff, Smith Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Beasley Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five 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 Smith Elementary School there are 28 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four 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 seven more working as school support staff.

At Beasley Elementary School there are 30 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by six 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.