Compare Tom Wilson Elementary School with Loraine T Golbow Elementary School

Tom Wilson Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) 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 95 in student achievement, 94 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 97 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, Loraine T Golbow Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 78 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 85 in closing performance gaps and 88 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.

It is in this area where the two schools differ. Tom Wilson Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Loraine T Golbow Elementary School’s two out of seven distinctions are in post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Tom Wilson Elementary School. They make up for 32.46% of student population, followed by Asians (28.47%), Whites or Caucasians (27.38%), African Americans (8.79%), Two or More Races (2.81%) and Native Americans (0.09%).

The student population at Loraine T Golbow Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 42.32%, followed by African Americans (28.49%), Whites or Caucasians (17.00%), Asians (8.91%), Two or More Races (2.70%) and Native Americans (0.35%).

Based on household incomes, the Tom Wilson Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 19.13% compared to 71.40% at Loraine T Golbow 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, Tom Wilson Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 35.63% of its student population compared to 29.89% at Loraine T Golbow Elementary School.

Tom Wilson Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 35.63%, gifted and talented students, 8.98%, while 13.42% are in the special education program. Loraine T Golbow Elementary School bilingual students comprise 29.07%, gifted and talented students, 1.29%, and 17.94% are in the special education program.

80 teachers employed at Tom Wilson Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.4 years. The 70 teachers at Loraine T Golbow Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 4.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, Tom Wilson Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 24 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 24 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 20 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Loraine T Golbow Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 21 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 21 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including ten beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Tom Wilson Elementary School there are 76 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by 22 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.

At Loraine T Golbow Elementary School there are 65 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by 18 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.