Compare Brookhaven Elementary School with Venable Village Elementary School

Brookhaven 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 67 in student achievement, 74 in school progress and 72 in closing performance gaps. It scored 73 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, Venable Village Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 71 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 77 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.

Venable Village Elementary School's one out of seven distinction is in with 25% student progress. Brookhaven Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, African Americans comprise the biggest group at Brookhaven Elementary School. They make up for 41.34% of student population, followed by Hispanics (28.30%), Whites or Caucasians (17.17%), Two or More Races (10.33%), Asians (0.64%) and Native Americans (0.48%).

The student population at Venable Village Elementary School is also predominantly by African Americans at 32.32%, followed by Hispanics (30.39%), Whites or Caucasians (17.36%), Two or More Races (15.11%), Asians (2.25%) and Native Americans (0.80%).

Based on household incomes, Brookhaven Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 88.87% compared to 78.14% at Venable Village 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, Brookhaven Elementary School has 44 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 7.00% of student population. Venable Village Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 69 or about 11.09% of student population.

Brookhaven Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 5.25%, gifted and talented students, 1.91%, while 19.40% are in the special education program. Venable Village Elementary School bilingual students comprise 10.93%, gifted and talented students, 1.29%, and 12.22% are in the special education program.

40 teachers employed at Brookhaven Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.2 years. The 40 teachers at Venable Village Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, Brookhaven Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Venable Village Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 18 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 Brookhaven Elementary School there are 36 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by 19 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.

At Venable Village Elementary School there are 35 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by 15 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.