Compare Charles Nash Elementary School with Ridglea Hills Elementary School

Charles Nash 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 62 in student achievement, 75 in school progress and 77 in closing performance gaps. It scored 76 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, Ridglea Hills Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 76 in student achievement, 86 in school progress, 79 in closing performance gaps and 84 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.

Distinction Designations for Charles Nash Elementary School and Ridglea Hills Elementary School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Charles Nash Elementary School. They make up for 61.18% of student population, followed by African Americans (26.16%), Whites or Caucasians (8.02%), Two or More Races (2.95%), Asians (0.84%) and Native Americans (0.84%).

The student population at Ridglea Hills Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 41.77%, followed by Hispanics (27.06%), African Americans (22.15%), Two or More Races (6.33%), Asians (2.22%) and Native Americans (0.32%).

Based on household incomes, Charles Nash Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 85.65% compared to 54.43% at Ridglea Hills 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, Charles Nash Elementary School has a slightly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 22.36% of its student population compared to 5.38% at Ridglea Hills Elementary School.

In addition, Charles Nash Elementary School has 39.66% bilingual students, 7.59% are in the gifted and talented program, while 6.33% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Ridglea Hills Elementary School with 5.38% bilingual students, 9.34% gifted and talented students and 12.03% students in the special education program.

16 teachers employed at Charles Nash Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 6.7 years. The 44 teachers at Ridglea Hills Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 12.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 15 years.

Of its teaching staff, Charles Nash Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, three teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Ridglea Hills Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 16 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Charles Nash Elementary School there are 12 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by two 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 Ridglea Hills Elementary School there are 42 female teachers and one male teacher only. 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 four more working as school support staff.