Compare Smith Elementary School with Los Encinos Ses

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 74 in student achievement, 93 in school progress and 82 in closing performance gaps. It scored 90 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, Los Encinos Ses also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 83 in student achievement, 93 in school progress, 85 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.

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

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Smith Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 83.13% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (8.44%), African Americans (4.32%), Two or More Races (2.26%), Asians (1.03%) and Native Americans (0.21%).

At Los Encinos Ses, Hispanics make up 97.39% of student population, followed by African Americans (1.12%), Whites or Caucasians (0.75%) and Two or More Races (0.75%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Smith Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 84.36% compared to 89.55% at Los Encinos Ses.

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 20 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 4.12% of student population. Los Encinos Ses has significantly more ELLs at 49 or about 18.28% of student population.

Smith Elementary School has no gifted and talented student, while 15.02% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 3.50% students. Los Encinos Ses has no gifted and talented student, while 11.94% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 17.54% students.

32 teachers employed at Smith Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.4 years. The 19 teachers at Los Encinos Ses have been serving the school for an average of 10.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Smith Elementary School no teacher 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, three teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Los Encinos Ses no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, three teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five 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 Smith Elementary School there are 29 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by ten 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.

On the other hand, Los Encinos Ses has an all-female teaching staff. Of its teaching staff, two 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 three more working as school support staff.