Compare Varnett Charter School with The Varnett School - East

Varnett Charter 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 65 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 77 in closing performance gaps. It scored 87 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 Varnett School - East performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 77 in student achievement, 94 in school progress, 90 in closing performance gaps and 93 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. Varnett Charter School’s only distinction designation is in Comparative Academic Growth. The Varnett School - East's four out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, African Americans comprise the biggest group at Varnett Charter School. They make up for 51.36% of student population, followed by Hispanics (48.06%), Whites or Caucasians (0.39%) and Native Americans (0.19%). There is no Asians and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

At The Varnett School - East, Hispanics make up 93.44% of student population, followed by African Americans (6.15%) and Asians (0.41%). There is no Native Americans, Two or More Races and Whites or Caucasians students in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Varnett Charter School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 98.45% compared to 99.18% at The Varnett School - East.

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, Varnett Charter School has 192 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 37.21% of student population. The Varnett School - East has significantly more ELLs at 216 or about 88.52% of student population.

Varnett Charter School has no gifted and talented student, while 3.68% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 34.69% students. The Varnett School - East has no gifted and talented student, while 1.64% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 87.70% students.

26 teachers employed at Varnett Charter School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.7 years. The 14 teachers at The Varnett School - East have been serving the school for an average of 7.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, Varnett Charter School no teacher 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 nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. The Varnett School - East no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, three 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 Varnett Charter School there are 20 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven teachers are aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.

At The Varnett School - East there are 12 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by six teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and two more working as school support staff.