Compare Susanna Dickinson Elementary School with Tamarron Elementary School

Susanna Dickinson 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 94 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and an impressive100 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, Tamarron Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 83 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 89 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.

Susanna Dickinson Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Tamarron Elementary School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Susanna Dickinson Elementary School. They make up for 58.11% of student population, followed by Hispanics (22.01%), Two or More Races (7.53%), Asians (7.34%) and African Americans (5.02%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

The student population at Tamarron Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 45.05%, followed by African Americans (23.48%), Whites or Caucasians (17.89%), Asians (8.12%), Two or More Races (4.82%) and Native Americans (0.63%).

Based on household incomes, the Susanna Dickinson Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 17.37% compared to 42.64% at Tamarron 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, Susanna Dickinson Elementary School has 48 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 9.27% of student population. Tamarron Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 289 or about 36.68% of student population.

Susanna Dickinson Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 7.72%, gifted and talented students, 15.64%, while 14.48% are in the special education program. Tamarron Elementary School bilingual students comprise 36.04%, gifted and talented students, 4.95%, and 9.64% are in the special education program.

35 teachers employed at Susanna Dickinson Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 10.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 16 years. The 41 teachers at Tamarron Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 1.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 5.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Susanna Dickinson Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while two teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Tamarron Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, seven 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 four beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Susanna Dickinson Elementary School there are 34 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, four 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 six more working as school support staff.

At Tamarron Elementary School there are 38 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by nine 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.