Compare Swenke Elementary School with Hemmenway Elementary School

Swenke 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 98 in closing performance gaps. It scored 95 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, Hemmenway Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 75 in student achievement, 89 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 Swenke Elementary School this is in Science while Hemmenway Elementary School secured one for post-secondary.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Swenke Elementary School. They make up for 59.48% of student population, followed by Hispanics (20.16%), Asians (8.54%), African Americans (5.96%), Two or More Races (5.56%) and Native Americans (0.30%).

At Hemmenway Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 59.30% of student population, followed by African Americans (27.81%), Whites or Caucasians (5.61%), Asians (4.21%), Two or More Races (2.81%) and Native Americans (0.26%).

Based on household incomes, the Swenke Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 10.72% compared to 78.77% at Hemmenway 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, Swenke Elementary School has 43 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 4.27% of student population. Hemmenway Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 407 or about 35.70% of student population.

Swenke Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 3.87%, gifted and talented students, 7.35%, while 11.82% are in the special education program. Hemmenway Elementary School bilingual students comprise 35.35%, gifted and talented students, 1.05%, and 8.16% are in the special education program.

59 teachers employed at Swenke Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 11.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14.2 years. The 69 teachers at Hemmenway Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, Swenke Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has 11 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 28 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while four teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Hemmenway Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 22 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 19 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 Swenke Elementary School there are 56 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by 21 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and nine more working as school support staff.

At Hemmenway Elementary School there are 61 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by 26 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and 12 more working as school support staff.