Compare Young Men's Leadership Academy with Pershing Elementary School

Young Men's Leadership Academy 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 71 in student achievement, 83 in school progress and 73 in closing performance gaps. It scored 80 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, Pershing Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 53 in student achievement, 85 in school progress, 74 in closing performance gaps and 82 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.

Young Men's Leadership Academy's two out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics and post-secondary. Pershing Elementary School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Young Men's Leadership Academy is Hispanics who make up nearly 77.02% of student population, followed by African Americans (15.93%), Whites or Caucasians (5.48%), Asians (0.78%), Native Americans (0.52%) and Two or More Races (0.26%).

At Pershing Elementary School, Hispanics make up 78.13% of student population, followed by African Americans (18.13%), Whites or Caucasians (1.56%), Two or More Races (0.94%), Asians (0.63%) and Native Americans (0.63%).

Based on household incomes, the Young Men's Leadership Academy’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 63.97% compared to 97.81% at Pershing 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, Young Men's Leadership Academy has 16 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 4.18% of student population. Pershing Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 119 or about 37.19% of student population.

Young Men's Leadership Academy’s bilingual students comprise 4.18%, gifted and talented students, 25.07%, while 14.62% are in the special education program. Pershing Elementary School bilingual students comprise 37.19%, gifted and talented students, 1.88%, and 10.63% are in the special education program.

30 teachers employed at Young Men's Leadership Academy have been teaching in the school for an average of about 5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.8 years. The 26 teachers at Pershing Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 5.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.9 years.

Of its teaching staff, Young Men's Leadership Academy no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, six 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. Pershing Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, four teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers.

Young Men's Leadership Academy has three special education teachers assisted by 1 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Pershing Elementary School has two special education teachers and 7 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.