Compare Turner Elementary School with Gardens Elementary School

Turner 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 80 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 88 in closing performance gaps. It scored 90 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, Gardens Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 70 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 78 in closing performance gaps and 86 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.

Turner Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Gardens Elementary School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Turner Elementary School. They make up for 64.00% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (21.82%), African Americans (8.18%), Asians (4.00%) and Two or More Races (2.00%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Gardens Elementary School, Hispanics make up 91.33% of student population, followed by African Americans (4.23%), Whites or Caucasians (3.38%) and Two or More Races (1.06%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Turner Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 63.27% compared to 93.45% at Gardens 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, Turner Elementary School has 35 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 6.36% of student population. Gardens Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 192 or about 40.59% of student population.

In addition, Turner Elementary School has 1.09% bilingual students, 1.45% are in the gifted and talented program, while 15.64% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Gardens Elementary School with 35.73% bilingual students, 1.48% gifted and talented students and 20.72% students in the special education program.

39 teachers employed at Turner Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 10 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.4 years. The 40 teachers at Gardens Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, Turner Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Gardens Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 16 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 Turner Elementary School there are 36 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 14 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

At Gardens Elementary School there are 37 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 20 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.