Compare Thornwood Elementary School with The Lion Lane 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, The Lion Lane School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted only 83 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 The Lion Lane 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%).

At The Lion Lane School, Hispanics make up 79.26% of student population, followed by African Americans (8.76%), Whites or Caucasians (8.29%), Asians (1.84%), Two or More Races (1.38%) and Native Americans (0.46%).

Based on household incomes, the Thornwood Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 89.20% compared to 89.40% at The Lion Lane 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 70.51% at The Lion Lane School.

Thornwood Elementary School 10.80% are in the special education program, 4.37% are in the gifted and talented program, and bilingual students comprise 40.87% students. The Lion Lane School has no gifted and talented student, while 4.61% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 70.51% students.

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 13 teachers at The Lion Lane School have been serving the school for an average of 10.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 15 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. The Lion Lane School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, five teachers have worked for 11-20 years, two teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while three teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.

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.

On the other hand, The Lion Lane School has an all-female teaching staff. Of its teaching staff, 14 teachers are aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.