Compare McDougle Elementary School with Nitsch Elementary School

McDougle 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 72 in student achievement, 90 in school progress and 79 in closing performance gaps. It scored 87 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, Nitsch Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 86 in student achievement, 93 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 95 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.

Nitsch Elementary School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. McDougle Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in McDougle Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 78.49% of student population, followed by African Americans (11.82%), Asians (6.78%), Whites or Caucasians (1.36%), Two or More Races (0.97%) and Native Americans (0.58%).

At Nitsch Elementary School, Hispanics make up 66.14% of student population, followed by African Americans (26.07%), Two or More Races (3.66%), Asians (2.54%), Whites or Caucasians (1.27%) and Native Americans (0.32%).

Based on household incomes, McDougle Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 87.21% compared to 86.17% at Nitsch 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, McDougle Elementary School has a higher number of English Language Learners comprising 58.91% of its student population compared to 47.69% at Nitsch Elementary School.

McDougle Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 61.24%, gifted and talented students, 1.74%, while 13.76% are in the special education program. Nitsch Elementary School bilingual students comprise 47.38%, gifted and talented students, 0.64%, and 13.20% are in the special education program.

46 teachers employed at McDougle Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.7 years. The 57 teachers at Nitsch Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11 years.

Of its teaching staff, McDougle Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven beginning teachers. Nitsch Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 24 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 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 McDougle Elementary School there are 44 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by ten teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.

At Nitsch Elementary School there are 50 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by seven teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.