Compare Mahanay Elementary School with Chancellor Elementary School

Mahanay 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 88 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 90 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, Chancellor Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 71 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 76 in closing performance gaps and 85 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. Mahanay Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Chancellor Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Science.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, African Americans comprise the biggest group at Mahanay Elementary School. They make up for 36.33% of student population, followed by Hispanics (36.52%), Asians (23.60%), Whites or Caucasians (3.18%), Native Americans (0.19%) and Two or More Races (0.19%).

The student population at Chancellor Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 44.99%, followed by Asians (33.78%), African Americans (18.02%), Whites or Caucasians (2.67%), Native Americans (0.27%) and Two or More Races (0.13%).

Based on household incomes, the Mahanay Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 87.83% compared to 88.25% at Chancellor 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, Mahanay Elementary School has 264 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 49.44% of student population. Chancellor Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 506 or about 67.56% of student population.

In addition, Mahanay Elementary School has 48.88% bilingual students, 1.50% are in the gifted and talented program, while 15.54% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Chancellor Elementary School with 67.42% bilingual students, 3.47% gifted and talented students and 13.48% students in the special education program.

48 teachers employed at Mahanay Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 10.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13 years. The 65 teachers at Chancellor Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 10.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, Mahanay Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 11 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 16 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Chancellor Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 11 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 23 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 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 Mahanay Elementary School there are 46 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by 25 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

At Chancellor Elementary School there are 64 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by 26 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.