Compare Chet Burchett Elementary School with Donna Lewis Elementary School

Chet Burchett Elementary School 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 72 in student achievement, 88 in school progress and 76 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, Donna Lewis Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 72 in student achievement, 94 in school progress, 80 in closing performance gaps and 90 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.

It is in this area where the two schools differ. Except for with 25% student progress, Chet Burchett Elementary School earned one out of seven distinctions. Donna Lewis Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Chet Burchett Elementary School. They make up for 47.35% of student population, followed by African Americans (35.01%), Whites or Caucasians (11.48%), Two or More Races (3.44%), Native Americans (2.30%) and Asians (0.43%).

At Donna Lewis Elementary School, Hispanics make up 78.01% of student population, followed by African Americans (15.66%), Two or More Races (2.26%), Native Americans (1.81%), Whites or Caucasians (1.36%) and Asians (0.90%).

Based on household incomes, the Chet Burchett Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 85.22% compared to 94.43% at Donna Lewis 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, Chet Burchett Elementary School has 149 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 21.38% of student population. Donna Lewis Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 474 or about 71.39% of student population.

Chet Burchett Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 21.09%, gifted and talented students, 5.31%, while 9.47% are in the special education program. Donna Lewis Elementary School bilingual students comprise 71.69%, gifted and talented students, 4.07%, and 9.04% are in the special education program.

45 teachers employed at Chet Burchett Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 5.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.6 years. The 42 teachers at Donna Lewis Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 5.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.4 years.

Of its teaching staff, Chet Burchett Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, 21 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers. Donna Lewis Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight 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 Chet Burchett Elementary School there are 39 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 14 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.

At Donna Lewis Elementary School there are 30 female teachers and 11 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by 13 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.