Compare Willbern Elementary School with Rennell Elementary School

Willbern 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 85 in student achievement, 90 in school progress and 87 in closing performance gaps. It scored 89 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, Rennell Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 92 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 94 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.

Willbern Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Rennell Elementary School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Willbern Elementary School. They make up for 53.87% of student population, followed by African Americans (18.34%), Asians (15.72%), Whites or Caucasians (8.20%), Two or More Races (3.76%) and Native Americans (0.11%).

The student population at Rennell Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 35.48%, followed by Hispanics (23.88%), Asians (23.54%), African Americans (11.94%), Two or More Races (5.00%) and Native Americans (0.08%).

Based on household incomes, Willbern Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 76.77% compared to 20.07% at Rennell 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, Willbern Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 33.83% of its student population compared to 13.04% at Rennell Elementary School.

In addition, Willbern Elementary School has 33.03% bilingual students, 2.39% are in the gifted and talented program, while 14.81% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Rennell Elementary School with 12.28% bilingual students, 12.87% gifted and talented students and 9.14% students in the special education program.

62 teachers employed at Willbern Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.7 years. The 65 teachers at Rennell Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, Willbern Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 20 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 three beginning teachers. Rennell Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, 20 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 24 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 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 Willbern Elementary School there are 53 female teachers and nine male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by 26 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.

At Rennell Elementary School there are 63 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by 23 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.