Compare Manford Williams Elementary School with Bentley Elementary School

Manford Williams 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 93 in student achievement, 93 in school progress and 85 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, Bentley Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 92 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 92 in closing performance gaps and 92 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 five distinction designations or awards for outstanding performance. For Manford Williams Elementary School these are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary and with 25% student progress while Bentley Elementary School secured in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, African Americans comprise the biggest group at Manford Williams Elementary School. They make up for 32.82% of student population, followed by Hispanics (28.94%), Whites or Caucasians (17.83%), Asians (14.47%) and Two or More Races (5.68%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

The student population at Bentley Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 35.29%, followed by Hispanics (27.72%), African Americans (23.45%), Asians (9.59%), Two or More Races (3.73%) and Native Americans (0.11%).

Based on household incomes, Manford Williams Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 58.14% compared to 35.82% at Bentley 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, Manford Williams Elementary School has 107 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 27.65% of student population. Bentley Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 194 or about 20.68% of student population.

Manford Williams Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 27.39%, gifted and talented students, 9.30%, while 13.70% are in the special education program. Bentley Elementary School bilingual students comprise 20.47%, gifted and talented students, 6.18%, and 13.65% are in the special education program.

30 teachers employed at Manford Williams Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.3 years. The 55 teachers at Bentley Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 5.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Manford Williams Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Bentley Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 15 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 Manford Williams Elementary School there are 29 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by nine 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 Bentley Elementary School there are 54 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by 13 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.