Compare Horn Elementary School with Smith Elementary School

Horn 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, 92 in school progress and 76 in closing performance gaps. It scored 87 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, Smith Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 67 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 78 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.

It is in this area where the two schools differ. Horn Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary and with 25% student progress. Smith Elementary School’s three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Horn Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 86.11% of student population, followed by African Americans (10.48%), Whites or Caucasians (2.19%), Asians (0.85%) and Native Americans (0.37%). There is no Two or More Races student in the school.

At Smith Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 62.46% of student population, followed by African Americans (23.54%), Asians (10.15%), Whites or Caucasians (3.23%), Native Americans (0.31%) and Two or More Races (0.15%).

Based on household incomes, the Horn Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 86.36% compared to 86.92% at Smith 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, Horn Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 82.10% of its student population compared to 64.46% at Smith Elementary School.

Horn Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 82.22%, gifted and talented students, 1.46%, while 7.80% are in the special education program. Smith Elementary School bilingual students comprise 66.00%, gifted and talented students, 1.23%, and 8.46% are in the special education program.

66 teachers employed at Horn Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.3 years. The 55 teachers at Smith Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.4 years.

Of its teaching staff, Horn Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 17 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 29 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Smith Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 23 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 16 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Horn Elementary School there are 58 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 15 teachers are aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

At Smith Elementary School there are 48 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 20 teachers are 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.