Compare Lively Elementary School with Gilbert F M Elementary School

Lively Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) 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 54 in student achievement, 83 in school progress and 69 in closing performance gaps. It scored 79 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, Gilbert F M Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 72 in student achievement, 94 in school progress, 78 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.

Gilbert F M Elementary School's two out of seven distinctions are in Science and with 25% student progress. Lively Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Lively Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 73.05% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (13.61%), African Americans (5.68%), Native Americans (4.23%), Asians (1.59%) and Two or More Races (1.45%).

At Gilbert F M Elementary School, Hispanics make up 87.39% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (6.23%), African Americans (3.40%), Native Americans (1.84%), Asians (0.85%) and Two or More Races (0.28%).

Based on household incomes, the Lively Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 86.66% compared to 94.76% at Gilbert F M 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, Lively Elementary School has 423 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 55.88% of student population. Gilbert F M Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 521 or about 73.80% of student population.

In addition, Lively Elementary School has 56.14% bilingual students, 11.10% are in the gifted and talented program, while 8.59% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Gilbert F M Elementary School with 74.93% bilingual students, 14.45% gifted and talented students and 9.49% students in the special education program.

50 teachers employed at Lively Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.5 years. The 48 teachers at Gilbert F M Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Lively Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 19 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers. Gilbert F M Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 14 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Lively Elementary School there are 47 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five 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 six more working as school support staff.

At Gilbert F M Elementary School there are 40 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by 16 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.