Compare Herff Elementary School with Mission Academy

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, Mission Academy also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 69 in student achievement, 85 in school progress, 73 in closing performance gaps and 81 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 Mission Academy 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 Mission Academy, Hispanics make up 91.82% of student population, followed by African Americans (3.35%), Whites or Caucasians (2.94%), Asians (1.05%) and Two or More Races (0.84%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Herff Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 95.71% compared to 76.94% at Mission Academy.

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 a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 45.71% of its student population compared to 4.61% at Mission Academy.

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 Mission Academy with 2.52% bilingual students, 9.43% gifted and talented students and 15.09% 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 33 teachers at Mission Academy have been serving the school for an average of 7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.5 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. Mission Academy no teacher 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, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including eight 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 Mission Academy there are 26 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by seven 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.