Compare Summitt Elementary School with Graham Elementary School

Summitt 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 92 in student achievement, 97 in school progress and 92 in closing performance gaps. It scored 96 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, Graham Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 76 in student achievement, 94 in school progress, 76 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 three distinction designations or awards for performance. For Summitt Elementary School these are in Science, post-secondary and with 25% student progress while Graham Elementary School secured in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), post-secondary and with 25% student progress.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Summitt Elementary School. They make up for 42.54% of student population, followed by Asians (24.56%), Hispanics (22.51%), Two or More Races (7.02%) and African Americans (3.22%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Graham Elementary School, Hispanics make up 81.00% of student population, followed by African Americans (10.63%), Whites or Caucasians (5.20%), Two or More Races (1.81%), Asians (0.90%) and Native Americans (0.45%).

Based on household incomes, the Summitt Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 31.43% compared to 81.67% at Graham 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, Summitt Elementary School has 204 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 29.82% of student population. Graham Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 272 or about 61.54% of student population.

Summitt Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 35.53%, gifted and talented students, 8.33%, while 12.13% are in the special education program. Graham Elementary School bilingual students comprise 62.44%, gifted and talented students, 2.94%, and 12.22% are in the special education program.

52 teachers employed at Summitt Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.9 years. The 34 teachers at Graham Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.4 years.

Of its teaching staff, Summitt Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 14 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 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Graham Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Summitt Elementary School there are 43 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by ten teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.

At Graham Elementary School there are 28 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by nine teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and two more working as school support staff.