Compare Liestman Elementary School with Smith Elementary School

Liestman 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 67 in student achievement, 83 in school progress and 75 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, 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. Liestman Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Read/ELA. 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, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Liestman Elementary School. They make up for 56.55% of student population, followed by African Americans (24.93%), Asians (15.95%), Whites or Caucasians (2.14%) and Native Americans (0.28%). 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 Liestman Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 85.61% 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, Liestman Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 63.68% of its student population compared to 64.46% at Smith Elementary School.

Liestman Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 69.09%, gifted and talented students, 1.57%, while 11.68% 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.

57 teachers employed at Liestman Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 11.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.4 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, Liestman Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 12 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 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 Liestman Elementary School there are 48 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 21 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.

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.