Compare Gunstream Elementary School with McSpedden Elementary School

Gunstream 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 89 in student achievement, 89 in school progress and 86 in closing performance gaps. It scored 88 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, McSpedden Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 95 in student achievement, 96 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 97 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.

McSpedden 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. Gunstream Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Gunstream Elementary School. They make up for 38.21% of student population, followed by Asians (28.23%), Hispanics (14.11%), Two or More Races (9.81%), African Americans (9.29%) and Native Americans (0.17%).

At McSpedden Elementary School, Asians make up 70.30% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (17.82%), Hispanics (5.09%), African Americans (2.97%), Two or More Races (2.69%) and Native Americans (0.99%).

Based on household incomes, Gunstream Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 17.04% compared to 7.21% at McSpedden 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, Gunstream Elementary School has 94 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 16.18% of student population. McSpedden Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 154 or about 21.78% of student population.

In addition, Gunstream Elementary School has 15.32% bilingual students, 4.99% are in the gifted and talented program, while 12.39% are in the special education program. This stacks up against McSpedden Elementary School with 21.07% bilingual students, 12.16% gifted and talented students and 8.06% students in the special education program.

38 teachers employed at Gunstream Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.6 years. The 39 teachers at McSpedden Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 5.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.1 years.

Of its teaching staff, Gunstream Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. McSpedden Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 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 Gunstream Elementary School there are 37 female teachers and zero male teacher. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.

At McSpedden Elementary School there are 39 female teachers and zero male teacher. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by nine teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.