Compare Gleason Elementary School with Farney Elementary School

Gleason 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 86 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and 90 in closing performance gaps. It scored 91 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, Farney Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 92 in student achievement, 93 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 95 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. Gleason Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Post-Secondary. Farney 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.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Gleason Elementary School. They make up for 51.21% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (16.52%), Asians (14.21%), African Americans (13.33%), Two or More Races (3.74%) and Native Americans (0.99%).

The student population at Farney Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 38.50%, followed by Hispanics (35.19%), African Americans (11.76%), Asians (10.91%), Two or More Races (3.42%) and Native Americans (0.21%).

Based on household incomes, Gleason Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 62.22% compared to 48.24% at Farney 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, Gleason Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 29.52% of its student population compared to 14.97% at Farney Elementary School.

In addition, Gleason Elementary School has 28.52% bilingual students, 4.74% are in the gifted and talented program, while 8.70% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Farney Elementary School with 14.01% bilingual students, 5.45% gifted and talented students and 9.63% students in the special education program.

53 teachers employed at Gleason Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.4 years. The 53 teachers at Farney Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 10.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, Gleason Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Farney Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 19 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 14 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine 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 Gleason Elementary School there are 51 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by 14 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and nine more working as school support staff.

At Farney Elementary School there are 51 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 17 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.