Compare Thornwood Elementary School with Nottingham 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, Nottingham Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 86 in student achievement, 85 in school progress, 84 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 Thornwood Elementary School and Nottingham 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 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%).

The student population at Nottingham Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 46.76%, followed by Hispanics (25.62%), African Americans (14.51%), Asians (8.49%) and Two or More Races (4.48%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Thornwood Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 89.20% compared to 37.04% at Nottingham 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 a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 40.87% of its student population compared to 16.05% at Nottingham Elementary School.

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 Nottingham Elementary School with 15.28% bilingual students, 10.03% gifted and talented students and 9.26% 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 38 teachers at Nottingham Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.1 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. Nottingham Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 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 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 Nottingham Elementary School there are 37 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and nine more working as school support staff.