Compare T L Pink Elementary School with Taylor Ray Elementary School

T L Pink Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) 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 69 in student achievement, 76 in school progress and 74 in closing performance gaps. It scored 75 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, Taylor Ray Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 91 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 94 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.

Taylor Ray Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. T L Pink Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in T L Pink Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 77.64% of student population, followed by African Americans (17.68%), Whites or Caucasians (2.85%), Two or More Races (1.22%), Asians (0.20%) and Native Americans (0.20%).

At Taylor Ray Elementary School, Hispanics make up 85.01% of student population, followed by African Americans (8.04%), Whites or Caucasians (5.67%), Two or More Races (1.10%) and Native Americans (0.18%). There is no Asians student in the school.

Based on household incomes, T L Pink Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 96.54% compared to 91.04% at Taylor Ray 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, T L Pink Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 43.90% of its student population compared to 33.46% at Taylor Ray Elementary School.

In addition, T L Pink Elementary School has 43.90% bilingual students, 5.69% are in the gifted and talented program, while 15.65% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Taylor Ray Elementary School with 33.27% bilingual students, 6.03% gifted and talented students and 19.56% students in the special education program.

38 teachers employed at T L Pink Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 5.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.6 years. The 47 teachers at Taylor Ray Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10 years.

Of its teaching staff, T L Pink Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Taylor Ray Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has five 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 15 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At T L Pink Elementary School there are 35 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by nine teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.

At Taylor Ray Elementary School there are 43 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 13 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.