Compare Thornwood Elementary School with Cedar Brook Elementary School

Thornwood 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 70 in student achievement, 86 in school progress and 74 in closing performance gaps. It scored 82 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, Cedar Brook Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 74 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 82 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.

Cedar Brook Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in Science and 25% closing performance gaps. Thornwood Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Thornwood Elementary School. They make up for 45.76% of student population, 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%).

At Cedar Brook Elementary School, Hispanics make up 86.87% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (5.07%), African Americans (4.93%), Two or More Races (1.64%), Asians (1.34%) and Native Americans (0.15%).

Based on household incomes, Thornwood Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 89.20% compared to 74.33% at Cedar Brook 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, Thornwood Elementary School has 159 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 40.87% of student population. Cedar Brook Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 417 or about 62.24% of student population.

In addition, Thornwood Elementary School has 40.87% bilingual students, 4.37% are in the gifted and talented program, while 10.80% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Cedar Brook Elementary School with 82.84% bilingual students, 5.22% gifted and talented students and 10.75% students in the special education program.

30 teachers employed at Thornwood Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.7 years. The 47 teachers at Cedar Brook Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.4 years.

Of its teaching staff, 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. Cedar Brook Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 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 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.

At Cedar Brook Elementary School there are 43 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two 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.