Compare Herff Elementary School with Collins Garden Elementary School

Herff 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 62 in student achievement, 83 in school progress and 76 in closing performance gaps. It scored 81 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, Collins Garden Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 51 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 73 in closing performance gaps and 84 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.

Distinction Designations for Herff Elementary School and Collins Garden Elementary School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Herff Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 91.43% of student population, followed by African Americans (4.64%), Whites or Caucasians (2.86%) and Two or More Races (1.07%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.

At Collins Garden Elementary School, Hispanics make up 98.10% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (0.48%), Asians (0.48%), African Americans (0.24%), Native Americans (0.24%) and Two or More Races (0.24%).

Based on household incomes, Herff Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 95.71% compared to 94.52% at Collins Garden 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, Herff Elementary School has 128 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 45.71% of student population. Collins Garden Elementary School has more ELLs at 129 or about 30.71% of student population.

In addition, Herff Elementary School has 50.36% bilingual students, 2.86% are in the gifted and talented program, while 9.64% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Collins Garden Elementary School with 33.57% bilingual students, 3.81% gifted and talented students and 9.52% students in the special education program.

16 teachers employed at Herff Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 3.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 5.3 years. The 27 teachers at Collins Garden Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, Herff Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, four teachers have worked for 11-20 years, three teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while three teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven beginning teachers. Collins Garden Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Herff Elementary School there are 15 female teachers and one male teacher only. 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 two staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.

At Collins Garden Elementary School there are 25 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 two staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.