Compare George E Kelly Elementary School with Highland Hills 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, Highland Hills Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 62 in student achievement, 94 in school progress, 76 in closing performance gaps and 89 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. 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. Highland Hills Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Comparative Academic Growth.

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 Highland Hills Elementary School, Hispanics make up 90.29% of student population, followed by African Americans (5.73%), Whites or Caucasians (3.50%) and Two or More Races (0.48%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.

Based on household incomes, George E Kelly Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 93.12% compared to 92.99% at Highland 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, George E Kelly Elementary School has 6 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 2.75% of student population. Highland Hills Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 140 or about 22.29% of student population.

In addition, George E Kelly Elementary School has 1.83% bilingual students, 3.21% are in the gifted and talented program, while 13.76% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Highland Hills Elementary School with 29.78% bilingual students, 4.62% gifted and talented students and 8.92% students 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 36 teachers at Highland Hills Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.6 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. Highland Hills Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine 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 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 Highland Hills Elementary School there are 34 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by six teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has zero staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.