Compare Sue Crouch Elementary School with Bess Race Elementary School

Sue Crouch 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, 92 in school progress and 78 in closing performance gaps. It scored 88 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, Bess Race Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 72 in student achievement, 86 in school progress, 72 in closing performance gaps and 82 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 Sue Crouch Elementary School this is in with 25% student progress while Bess Race Elementary School secured one for Reading/English Language Arts (ELA).

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, African Americans comprise the biggest group at Sue Crouch Elementary School. They make up for 61.89% of student population, followed by Hispanics (25.68%), Whites or Caucasians (7.03%), Two or More Races (3.24%), Asians (1.35%) and Native Americans (0.54%).

The student population at Bess Race Elementary School is also predominantly by African Americans at 40.03%, followed by Hispanics (30.06%), Whites or Caucasians (22.05%), Two or More Races (4.83%), Asians (2.11%) and Native Americans (0.45%).

Based on household incomes, Sue Crouch Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 82.43% compared to 74.77% at Bess Race 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, Sue Crouch Elementary School has a slightly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 15.14% of its student population compared to 5.59% at Bess Race Elementary School.

In addition, Sue Crouch Elementary School has 15.14% bilingual students, 3.78% are in the gifted and talented program, while 20.54% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Bess Race Elementary School with 5.44% bilingual students, 6.50% gifted and talented students and 13.29% students in the special education program.

32 teachers employed at Sue Crouch Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 2.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.2 years. The 45 teachers at Bess Race Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.1 years.

Of its teaching staff, Sue Crouch Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, six teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 16 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Bess Race Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Sue Crouch Elementary School there are 30 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 15 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and one more working as school support staff.

At Bess Race Elementary School there are 41 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has zero staff members in the school administration department and two more working as school support staff.