Compare Mary Burks Marek Elementary School with Glenn York Elementary School

Mary Burks Marek 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 91 in student achievement, 90 in school progress and 98 in closing performance gaps. It scored 93 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, Glenn York Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 94 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 96 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. Mary Burks Marek Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Glenn York Elementary School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Science and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, African Americans comprise the biggest group at Mary Burks Marek Elementary School. They make up for 41.55% of student population, followed by Hispanics (24.21%), Asians (16.48%), Whites or Caucasians (11.60%), Two or More Races (5.44%) and Native Americans (0.57%).

The student population at Glenn York Elementary School is also predominantly by Asians at 29.36%, followed by African Americans (25.92%), Hispanics (20.88%), Whites or Caucasians (16.83%), Two or More Races (6.76%) and Native Americans (0.25%).

Based on household incomes, Mary Burks Marek Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 42.26% compared to 21.50% at Glenn York 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, Mary Burks Marek Elementary School has 115 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 16.48% of student population. Glenn York Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 160 or about 19.66% of student population.

In addition, Mary Burks Marek Elementary School has 24.50% bilingual students, 8.88% are in the gifted and talented program, while 10.46% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Glenn York Elementary School with 19.29% bilingual students, 10.32% gifted and talented students and 8.85% students in the special education program.

48 teachers employed at Mary Burks Marek Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.9 years. The 54 teachers at Glenn York Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 5.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.1 years.

Of its teaching staff, Mary Burks Marek Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Glenn York Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 26 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 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 Mary Burks Marek Elementary School there are 46 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 12 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.

At Glenn York Elementary School there are 49 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and two more working as school support staff.