Compare East Handley Elementary School with Atwood McDonald Elementary School

East Handley 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 56 in student achievement, 72 in school progress and 74 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, Atwood McDonald Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 69 in student achievement, 96 in school progress, 78 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.

Atwood McDonald Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. East Handley Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at East Handley Elementary School. They make up for 63.64% of student population, followed by African Americans (28.21%), Whites or Caucasians (5.02%), Asians (1.88%) and Two or More Races (1.25%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Atwood McDonald Elementary School, African Americans make up 70.36% of student population, followed by Hispanics (18.04%), Two or More Races (4.90%), Asians (3.61%) and Whites or Caucasians (3.09%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, East Handley Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 92.16% compared to 91.49% at Atwood McDonald 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, East Handley Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 44.51% of its student population compared to 9.79% at Atwood McDonald Elementary School.

In addition, East Handley Elementary School has 43.57% bilingual students, 3.76% are in the gifted and talented program, while 11.91% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Atwood McDonald Elementary School with 9.54% bilingual students, 4.64% gifted and talented students and 12.11% students in the special education program.

25 teachers employed at East Handley Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.3 years. The 25 teachers at Atwood McDonald Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, East Handley Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, three teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Atwood McDonald Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At East Handley Elementary School there are 20 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by four 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.

At Atwood McDonald Elementary School there are 23 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by six 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.