Compare George E Kelly Elementary School with Arnold Elementary School

George E Kelly Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) 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, 94 in school progress and 79 in closing performance gaps. It scored 90 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, Arnold Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 65 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 75 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.

George E Kelly Elementary School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Arnold Elementary School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in George E Kelly Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 97.25% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (2.75%). There is no African Americans, Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

At Arnold Elementary School, Hispanics make up 93.87% of student population, followed by African Americans (2.70%), Whites or Caucasians (2.70%), Two or More Races (0.36%), Asians (0.18%) and Native Americans (0.18%).

Based on household incomes, George E Kelly Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 93.12% compared to 92.79% at Arnold 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, George E Kelly Elementary School has 6 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 2.75% of student population. Arnold Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 259 or about 46.67% of student population.

George E Kelly Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 1.83%, gifted and talented students, 3.21%, while 13.76% are in the special education program. Arnold Elementary School bilingual students comprise 50.81%, gifted and talented students, 3.06%, and 15.14% are in the special education program.

19 teachers employed at George E Kelly Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.9 years. The 38 teachers at Arnold Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, George E Kelly Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, five teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Arnold 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, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At George E Kelly Elementary School there are 17 female teachers and one male teacher only. 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 three staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.

At Arnold Elementary School there are 35 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 11 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.