Compare Spring Meadows Elementary School with Escondido Elementary School

Spring Meadows 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 65 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 76 in closing performance gaps. It scored 87 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, Escondido Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 73 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 78 in closing performance gaps and 86 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 one distinction designation or award for performance. For Spring Meadows Elementary School this is in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) while Escondido Elementary School secured one for 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Spring Meadows Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 67.98% of student population, followed by African Americans (17.75%), Whites or Caucasians (10.02%), Two or More Races (3.19%), Asians (0.76%) and Native Americans (0.15%).

At Escondido Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 59.08% of student population, followed by African Americans (23.25%), Whites or Caucasians (9.71%), Two or More Races (6.05%) and Asians (1.59%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Spring Meadows Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 81.03% compared to 76.11% at Escondido 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 Meadows Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 31.56% of its student population compared to 7.32% at Escondido Elementary School.

Spring Meadows Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 30.65%, gifted and talented students, 3.34%, while 9.56% are in the special education program. Escondido Elementary School bilingual students comprise 6.53%, gifted and talented students, 2.39%, and 16.72% are in the special education program.

42 teachers employed at Spring Meadows Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 11 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14 years. The 38 teachers at Escondido Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 5.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, Spring Meadows Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Escondido Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Spring Meadows Elementary School there are 40 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 13 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 Escondido Elementary School there are 37 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by 20 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.