Compare Woodlawn Elementary School with Shaw Ses

Woodlawn 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 83 in student achievement, 94 in school progress and 94 in closing performance gaps. It scored 94 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, Shaw Ses earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 64 in student achievement, 93 in school progress, 73 in closing performance gaps and 87 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. Woodlawn 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. Shaw Ses’s three out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, post-secondary and with 25% student progress.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Woodlawn Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 79.41% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (14.05%), Two or More Races (3.59%), African Americans (2.61%) and Asians (0.33%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Shaw Ses, Hispanics make up 94.41% of student population, followed by African Americans (2.51%), Whites or Caucasians (2.51%) and Two or More Races (0.56%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Woodlawn Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 82.35% compared to 95.81% at Shaw Ses.

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, Woodlawn Elementary School has 19 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 6.21% of student population. Shaw Ses has significantly more ELLs at 87 or about 24.30% of student population.

Woodlawn Elementary School has no gifted and talented student, while 8.50% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 6.21% students. Shaw Ses has no gifted and talented student, while 8.94% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 22.91% students.

21 teachers employed at Woodlawn Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.5 years. The 24 teachers at Shaw Ses have been serving the school for an average of 11.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, Woodlawn Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, two teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Shaw Ses has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, six teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven 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 Woodlawn Elementary School there are 20 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, two 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 three more working as school support staff.

At Shaw Ses there are 23 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by eight 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.