Compare Kennedy Elementary School with Heflin Elementary School

Kennedy Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) 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 70 in student achievement, 96 in school progress and 78 in closing performance gaps. It scored 91 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, Heflin Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 73 in student achievement, 93 in school progress, 79 in closing performance gaps and 89 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 Kennedy Elementary School these are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics and with 25% student progress while Heflin Elementary School secured in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Kennedy Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 77.45% of student population, followed by African Americans (17.88%), Whites or Caucasians (2.18%), Asians (1.56%) and Native Americans (0.78%). There is no Two or More Races student in the school.

At Heflin Elementary School, African Americans are the biggest group, comprising 65.79% of student population, followed by Hispanics (22.45%), Whites or Caucasians (5.88%), Asians (5.26%) and Native Americans (0.31%). There is no Two or More Races student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Kennedy Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 90.67% compared to 90.40% at Heflin 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, Kennedy Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 69.83% of its student population compared to 21.05% at Heflin Elementary School.

Kennedy Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 69.67%, gifted and talented students, 0.93%, while 14.15% are in the special education program. Heflin Elementary School bilingual students comprise 21.05%, gifted and talented students, 0.62%, and 11.92% are in the special education program.

56 teachers employed at Kennedy Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10 years. The 56 teachers at Heflin Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 10.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, Kennedy Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 21 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 15 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Heflin Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 20 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Kennedy Elementary School there are 48 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three 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 five more working as school support staff.

At Heflin Elementary School there are 49 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine teachers are aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.