Compare Hicks Elementary School with Outley Elementary School

Hicks 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 72 in student achievement, 93 in school progress and 77 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, Outley Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 75 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 77 in closing performance gaps and 86 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.

Both schools garnered only three distinction designations or awards for performance. For Hicks Elementary School these are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics and with 25% student progress while Outley Elementary School secured in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics and post-secondary.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Hicks Elementary School. They make up for 47.61% of student population, followed by African Americans (32.30%), Asians (16.57%), Whites or Caucasians (2.95%) and Two or More Races (0.28%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Outley Elementary School, African Americans are the biggest group, comprising 61.63% of student population, followed by Hispanics (23.68%), Asians (8.25%), Whites or Caucasians (5.60%), Native Americans (0.53%) and Two or More Races (0.32%).

Based on household incomes, Hicks Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 85.39% compared to 82.77% at Outley 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, Hicks Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 58.85% of its student population compared to 30.55% at Outley Elementary School.

In addition, Hicks Elementary School has 58.85% bilingual students, 1.97% are in the gifted and talented program, while 13.76% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Outley Elementary School with 30.76% bilingual students, 5.71% gifted and talented students and 8.25% students in the special education program.

56 teachers employed at Hicks Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.6 years. The 68 teachers at Outley Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Hicks Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 16 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Outley Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 26 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 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 Hicks Elementary School there are 52 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by 18 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.

At Outley Elementary School there are 59 female teachers and nine male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine teachers are aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.