Compare Margil Elementary School with Agnes Cotton Academy

Margil 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 57 in student achievement, 89 in school progress and 73 in closing performance gaps. It scored 84 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, Agnes Cotton Academy performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 82 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 92 in closing performance gaps and 91 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. Margil Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Comparative Academic Growth. Agnes Cotton Academy's four out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Social Studies, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Margil Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 93.22% of student population, followed by African Americans (3.27%), Whites or Caucasians (3.02%) and Two or More Races (0.50%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.

At Agnes Cotton Academy, Hispanics make up 93.42% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (5.44%), African Americans (0.45%), Two or More Races (0.45%) and Asians (0.23%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Margil Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 97.99% compared to 90.93% at Agnes Cotton Academy.

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, Margil Elementary School has 115 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 28.89% of student population. Agnes Cotton Academy has slightly more ELLs at 127 or about 28.80% of student population.

In addition, Margil Elementary School has 30.40% bilingual students, 0.25% are in the gifted and talented program, while 13.57% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Agnes Cotton Academy with 31.52% bilingual students, 5.90% gifted and talented students and 9.98% students in the special education program.

30 teachers employed at Margil Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.4 years. The 30 teachers at Agnes Cotton Academy have been serving the school for an average of 6.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Margil Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, six teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers. Agnes Cotton Academy no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Margil Elementary School there are 28 female teachers and two male teachers. 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 four more working as school support staff.

At Agnes Cotton Academy there are 25 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by three teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.