Compare Swenke Elementary School with Lee 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, Lee Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 76 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 79 in closing performance gaps and 88 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 Lee Elementary School secured one for with 25% student progress.

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 Lee Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 63.02% of student population, followed by African Americans (13.27%), Asians (10.93%), Whites or Caucasians (9.34%), Two or More Races (2.46%) and Native Americans (0.86%).

Based on household incomes, the Swenke Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 10.72% compared to 75.80% at Lee 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. Lee Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 307 or about 37.71% 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. Lee Elementary School bilingual students comprise 36.49%, gifted and talented students, 3.32%, and 10.81% 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 54 teachers at Lee Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.5 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. Lee Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 16 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 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 Lee Elementary School there are 48 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by 24 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.