Compare Golden Acres Elementary School with Jensen Elementary School

Golden Acres Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89) 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 69 in student achievement, 90 in school progress and 76 in closing performance gaps. It scored 86 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, Jensen Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 78 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 88 in closing performance gaps and 90 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. Golden Acres Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Mathematics. Jensen Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Golden Acres Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 85.98% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (11.32%), African Americans (1.89%), Two or More Races (0.54%) and Asians (0.27%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Jensen Elementary School, Hispanics make up 75.04% of student population, followed by African Americans (14.66%), Whites or Caucasians (7.68%), Two or More Races (1.40%), Asians (0.70%) and Native Americans (0.17%).

Based on household incomes, Golden Acres Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 91.11% compared to 85.34% at Jensen 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, Golden Acres Elementary School has 145 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 39.08% of student population. Jensen Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 181 or about 31.59% of student population.

Golden Acres Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 36.66%, gifted and talented students, 8.63%, while 9.16% are in the special education program. Jensen Elementary School bilingual students comprise 29.32%, gifted and talented students, 1.22%, and 9.08% are in the special education program.

32 teachers employed at Golden Acres Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.7 years. The 45 teachers at Jensen Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.9 years.

Of its teaching staff, Golden Acres Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Jensen Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 15 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 Golden Acres Elementary School there are 28 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by ten teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

At Jensen Elementary School there are 44 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 19 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.