Compare Bowden Academy with Highland Park Elementary School

Bowden 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 56 in student achievement, 88 in school progress and 75 in closing performance gaps. It scored 84 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, Highland Park Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 77 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.

Highland Park Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Bowden Academy has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Bowden Academy is Hispanics who make up nearly 87.13% of student population, followed by African Americans (6.96%), Whites or Caucasians (4.22%) and Two or More Races (1.48%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.

At Highland Park Elementary School, Hispanics make up 92.75% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (3.63%), African Americans (2.59%), Two or More Races (0.78%) and Native Americans (0.26%). There is no Asians student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Bowden Academy’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 93.04% compared to 89.64% at Highland Park 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, Bowden Academy has a higher number of English Language Learners comprising 21.73% of its student population compared to 26.42% at Highland Park Elementary School.

Bowden Academy’s bilingual students comprise 24.05%, gifted and talented students, 4.43%, while 16.67% are in the special education program. Highland Park Elementary School bilingual students comprise 27.20%, gifted and talented students, 3.37%, and 13.21% are in the special education program.

37 teachers employed at Bowden Academy have been teaching in the school for an average of about 4.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 6.9 years. The 27 teachers at Highland Park Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.1 years.

Of its teaching staff, Bowden Academy no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, ten 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 11 beginning teachers. Highland Park Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, three teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while four teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Bowden Academy there are 29 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by 11 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.

At Highland Park Elementary School there are 26 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by seven teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.