Compare Thornton Elementary School with Elrod Elementary School

Thornton 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 64 in student achievement, 83 in school progress and 74 in closing performance gaps. It scored 80 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, Elrod Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 67 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 77 in closing performance gaps and 85 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 Thornton Elementary School and Elrod Elementary School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Thornton Elementary School. They make up for 52.12% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (21.92%), Asians (11.15%), African Americans (9.04%) and Two or More Races (5.38%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Elrod Elementary School, Hispanics make up 76.08% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (18.16%), African Americans (2.31%), Two or More Races (2.31%), Asians (0.86%) and Native Americans (0.29%).

Based on household incomes, Thornton Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 50.38% compared to 46.40% at Elrod 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, Thornton Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 21.35% of its student population compared to 4.32% at Elrod Elementary School.

In addition, Thornton Elementary School has 18.65% bilingual students, 4.42% are in the gifted and talented program, while 11.73% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Elrod Elementary School with 0.29% bilingual students, 6.34% gifted and talented students and 14.41% students in the special education program.

40 teachers employed at Thornton Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.4 years. The 26 teachers at Elrod Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 12.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14.1 years.

Of its teaching staff, Thornton Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Elrod Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has seven 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 five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Thornton Elementary School there are 35 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 two staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

At Elrod Elementary School there are 25 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by seven teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.