Compare Thomas Elementary School with Daffron Elementary School

Thomas Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89) 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 71 in student achievement, 89 in school progress and 77 in closing performance gaps. It scored 85 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, Daffron Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 88 in student achievement, 86 in school progress, 96 in closing performance gaps and 90 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.

Daffron Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Thomas Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Thomas Elementary School. They make up for 58.80% of student population, followed by African Americans (19.22%), Whites or Caucasians (13.89%), Two or More Races (4.20%), Asians (3.72%) and Native Americans (0.16%).

At Daffron Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 57.58% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (16.49%), Asians (12.81%), African Americans (8.10%) and Two or More Races (5.01%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Thomas Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 67.53% compared to 47.28% at Daffron 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, Thomas Elementary School has 300 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 48.47% of student population. Daffron Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 389 or about 57.29% of student population.

In addition, Thomas Elementary School has 48.79% bilingual students, 4.68% are in the gifted and talented program, while 17.61% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Daffron Elementary School with 57.00% bilingual students, 7.36% gifted and talented students and 8.84% students in the special education program.

53 teachers employed at Thomas Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.1 years. The 52 teachers at Daffron Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 10.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, Thomas Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 26 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Daffron Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 30 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Thomas Elementary School there are 46 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by 14 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 Daffron Elementary School there are 48 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six 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.