Compare Spears Elementary School with Rogers Elementary School

Spears 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 91 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 89 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, Rogers Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 74 in student achievement, 88 in school progress, 74 in closing performance gaps and 84 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 Spears Elementary School and Rogers Elementary School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Spears Elementary School. They make up for 30.62% of student population, followed by Asians (26.81%), Hispanics (21.73%), African Americans (11.69%), Two or More Races (8.26%) and Native Americans (0.89%).

The student population at Rogers Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 46.97%, followed by Hispanics (21.84%), African Americans (14.38%), Asians (9.01%), Two or More Races (7.11%) and Native Americans (0.69%).

Based on household incomes, the Spears Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 22.49% compared to 27.56% at Rogers 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, Spears Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 15.63% of its student population compared to 8.84% at Rogers Elementary School.

Spears Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 14.99%, gifted and talented students, 4.70%, while 8.89% are in the special education program. Rogers Elementary School bilingual students comprise 8.67%, gifted and talented students, 2.77%, and 14.90% are in the special education program.

54 teachers employed at Spears Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.9 years. The 41 teachers at Rogers Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, Spears Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers. Rogers Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, six teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 22 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 Spears Elementary School there are 52 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by four 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 Rogers Elementary School there are 39 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six 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.