Compare Walker Elementary School with Robison Elementary School

Walker 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 76 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and 78 in closing performance gaps. It scored 88 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, Robison Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 91 in student achievement, 88 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 94 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.

Robison Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science and 25% closing performance gaps. Walker Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Walker Elementary School. They make up for 53.95% of student population, followed by African Americans (28.31%), Whites or Caucasians (9.95%), Two or More Races (4.00%), Asians (3.18%) and Native Americans (0.62%).

The student population at Robison Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 41.52%, followed by Hispanics (33.48%), African Americans (11.54%), Asians (8.26%), Two or More Races (4.30%) and Native Americans (0.34%).

Based on household incomes, Walker Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 79.08% compared to 42.31% at Robison 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, Walker Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 31.38% of its student population compared to 12.44% at Robison Elementary School.

In addition, Walker Elementary School has 30.97% bilingual students, 1.85% are in the gifted and talented program, while 15.18% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Robison Elementary School with 11.54% bilingual students, 4.30% gifted and talented students and 13.57% students in the special education program.

71 teachers employed at Walker Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.8 years. The 47 teachers at Robison Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 12.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, Walker Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 35 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 18 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Robison Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 12 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine 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 Walker Elementary School there are 66 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by 29 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and 11 more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, Robison Elementary School has an all-female teaching staff. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 17 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and nine more working as school support staff.