Compare Spring Garden Elementary School with Stonegate Elementary School

Spring Garden 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 90 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and 96 in closing performance gaps. It scored 93 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, Stonegate Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 86 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 90 in closing performance gaps and 89 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.

Both schools garnered only five distinction designations or awards for outstanding performance. For Spring Garden Elementary School these are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps while Stonegate Elementary School secured in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Spring Garden Elementary School. They make up for 40.21% of student population, followed by Hispanics (25.93%), African Americans (19.58%), Two or More Races (8.11%), Asians (5.11%) and Native Americans (0.35%).

The student population at Stonegate Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 30.53%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (30.72%), African Americans (22.90%), Two or More Races (8.61%), Asians (2.94%) and Native Americans (0.39%).

Based on household incomes, the Spring Garden Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 47.27% compared to 66.73% at Stonegate 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, Spring Garden Elementary School has 54 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 9.52% of student population. Stonegate Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 86 or about 16.83% of student population.

Spring Garden Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 9.17%, gifted and talented students, 4.76%, while 17.46% are in the special education program. Stonegate Elementary School bilingual students comprise 16.05%, gifted and talented students, 2.35%, and 14.87% are in the special education program.

39 teachers employed at Spring Garden Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.7 years. The 29 teachers at Stonegate Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.1 years.

Of its teaching staff, Spring Garden Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Stonegate Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, five teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven 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 Spring Garden Elementary School there are 33 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

At Stonegate Elementary School there are 25 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by five 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.