Compare Zelma Hutsell Elementary School with Morton Ranch Elementary School

Zelma Hutsell Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) 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, 79 in school progress and 76 in closing performance gaps. It scored 78 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, Morton Ranch Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 80 in student achievement, 88 in school progress, 98 in closing performance gaps and 91 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.

Morton Ranch Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Zelma Hutsell Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Zelma Hutsell Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 67.60% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (23.00%), African Americans (5.59%), Two or More Races (3.43%) and Asians (0.25%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Morton Ranch Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 60.48% of student population, followed by African Americans (21.50%), Whites or Caucasians (9.52%), Asians (4.76%), Two or More Races (3.20%) and Native Americans (0.46%).

Based on household incomes, Zelma Hutsell Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 71.66% compared to 68.07% at Morton Ranch 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, Zelma Hutsell Elementary School has 364 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 46.25% of student population. Morton Ranch Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 557 or about 50.96% of student population.

Zelma Hutsell Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 46.25%, gifted and talented students, 2.54%, while 21.35% are in the special education program. Morton Ranch Elementary School bilingual students comprise 50.59%, gifted and talented students, 1.74%, and 15.19% are in the special education program.

71 teachers employed at Zelma Hutsell Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.3 years. The 83 teachers at Morton Ranch Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 4.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, Zelma Hutsell Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 11 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 27 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 16 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Morton Ranch Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 24 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 24 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 25 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Zelma Hutsell Elementary School there are 65 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven 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.

At Morton Ranch Elementary School there are 75 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, ten 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 11 more working as school support staff.