Compare Thompson Elementary School with Calvert Elementary School

Thompson 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 75 in student achievement, 97 in school progress and 83 in closing performance gaps. It scored 93 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, Calvert Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 64 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 77 in closing performance gaps and 87 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.

Thompson Elementary School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Calvert Elementary School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Thompson Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 94.61% of student population, followed by African Americans (2.49%), Whites or Caucasians (1.87%), Two or More Races (0.62%), Asians (0.21%) and Native Americans (0.21%).

At Calvert Elementary School, Hispanics make up 73.93% of student population, followed by African Americans (22.68%), Whites or Caucasians (2.50%), Two or More Races (0.54%), Asians (0.18%) and Native Americans (0.18%).

Based on household incomes, the Thompson Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 91.70% compared to 92.14% at Calvert 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, Thompson Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 74.27% of its student population compared to 50.18% at Calvert Elementary School.

Thompson Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 73.86%, gifted and talented students, 4.98%, while 8.71% are in the special education program. Calvert Elementary School bilingual students comprise 48.93%, gifted and talented students, 1.61%, and 9.64% are in the special education program.

33 teachers employed at Thompson Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.1 years. The 34 teachers at Calvert Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, Thompson Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven beginning teachers. Calvert Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 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 Thompson Elementary School there are 28 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three 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 seven more working as school support staff.

At Calvert Elementary School there are 29 female teachers and five 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 three staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.