Compare Williams Elementary School with Ditto Elementary School

Williams 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 72 in student achievement, 90 in school progress and 78 in closing performance gaps. It scored 86 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, Ditto Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 92 in student achievement, 92 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.

Ditto Elementary School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Williams Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Williams Elementary School. They make up for 44.50% of student population, followed by African Americans (32.29%), Whites or Caucasians (12.91%), Asians (6.28%), Two or More Races (3.66%) and Native Americans (0.35%).

The student population at Ditto Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 50.75%, followed by Hispanics (22.09%), African Americans (13.43%), Two or More Races (7.16%), Asians (6.27%) and Native Americans (0.30%).

Based on household incomes, Williams Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 77.84% compared to 35.97% at Ditto 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, Williams Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 28.27% of its student population compared to 7.91% at Ditto Elementary School.

In addition, Williams Elementary School has 28.10% bilingual students, 3.66% are in the gifted and talented program, while 14.31% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Ditto Elementary School with 7.61% bilingual students, 12.24% gifted and talented students and 7.31% students in the special education program.

40 teachers employed at Williams Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.6 years. The 42 teachers at Ditto Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 11.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14 years.

Of its teaching staff, Williams Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Ditto Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 19 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Williams Elementary School there are 35 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by 15 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.

At Ditto Elementary School there are 40 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by five teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.