Compare George E Kelly Elementary School with Steele Montessori 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, Steele Montessori Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 53 in student achievement, 80 in school progress, 72 in closing performance gaps and 78 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. Steele Montessori 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 Steele Montessori Elementary School, Hispanics make up 86.33% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (7.91%), Two or More Races (2.88%), African Americans (2.52%) and Asians (0.36%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, George E Kelly Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 93.12% compared to 53.96% at Steele Montessori 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. Steele Montessori Elementary School has more ELLs at 11 or about 3.96% 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 Steele Montessori Elementary School with 0.72% bilingual students, 10.07% gifted and talented students and 15.47% 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 17 teachers at Steele Montessori Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 4.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 6.9 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. Steele Montessori Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, three teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while four teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five 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 Steele Montessori Elementary School there are 15 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.