Compare Thornwood Elementary School with Terrace 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, Terrace Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 77 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 88 in closing performance gaps and 89 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.

Terrace Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), post-secondary 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 Terrace Elementary School, Hispanics make up 71.62% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (16.18%), Asians (5.84%), African Americans (5.04%), Two or More Races (1.06%) and Native Americans (0.27%).

Based on household incomes, Thornwood Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 89.20% compared to 78.78% at Terrace 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 higher number of English Language Learners comprising 40.87% of its student population compared to 40.05% at Terrace 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 Terrace Elementary School with 40.32% bilingual students, 4.77% gifted and talented students and 16.18% 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 26 teachers at Terrace Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.7 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. Terrace Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven 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 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 Terrace Elementary School there are 23 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is 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 11 more working as school support staff.