Compare The Tiger Trail School with Thornwood Elementary School

The Tiger Trail School earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89). It scored 87 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 only.

On the other hand, Thornwood Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 70 in student achievement, 86 in school progress, 74 in closing performance gaps and 82 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.

Distinction Designations for The Tiger Trail School and Thornwood Elementary School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in The Tiger Trail School is Hispanics who make up nearly 78.97% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (8.97%), African Americans (8.28%), Asians (1.72%), Two or More Races (1.72%) and Native Americans (0.34%).

The student population at Thornwood Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 45.76%, followed by African Americans (33.16%), Whites or Caucasians (11.57%), Two or More Races (5.14%), Asians (4.11%) and Native Americans (0.26%).

Based on household incomes, The Tiger Trail School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 90.00% compared to 89.20% at Thornwood 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, The Tiger Trail School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 64.83% of its student population compared to 40.87% at Thornwood Elementary School.

The Tiger Trail School has no gifted and talented student, while 6.90% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 64.83% students. Thornwood Elementary School 10.80% are in the special education program, 4.37% are in the gifted and talented program, and bilingual students comprise 40.87% students.

13 teachers employed at The Tiger Trail School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.4 years. The 30 teachers at Thornwood Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, The Tiger Trail School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, five teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while three teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Thornwood Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, three teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 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 The Tiger Trail School there are 12 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by 13 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.

At Thornwood Elementary School there are 28 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, five teachers are aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.