Compare McGhee Elementary School with Harvey S Brown Elementary School

McGhee Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) 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 70 in student achievement, 79 in school progress and 76 in closing performance gaps. It scored 78 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, Harvey S Brown Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 73 in student achievement, 88 in school progress, 76 in closing performance gaps and 84 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.

Distinction Designations for McGhee Elementary School and Harvey S Brown Elementary School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in McGhee Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 83.41% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (7.11%), African Americans (5.92%), Native Americans (1.42%), Two or More Races (1.42%) and Asians (0.71%).

At Harvey S Brown Elementary School, Hispanics make up 76.59% of student population, followed by African Americans (13.85%), Whites or Caucasians (5.25%), Asians (1.91%), Two or More Races (1.27%) and Native Americans (0.80%).

Based on household incomes, McGhee Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 88.86% compared to 50.32% at Harvey S Brown 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, McGhee Elementary School has 223 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 52.84% of student population. Harvey S Brown Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 247 or about 39.33% of student population.

In addition, McGhee Elementary School has 50.71% bilingual students, 3.79% are in the gifted and talented program, while 13.03% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Harvey S Brown Elementary School with 34.87% bilingual students, 6.05% gifted and talented students and 17.36% students in the special education program.

33 teachers employed at McGhee Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.7 years. The 44 teachers at Harvey S Brown Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.4 years.

Of its teaching staff, McGhee Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has two 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 12 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Harvey S Brown Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 21 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At McGhee Elementary School there are 26 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by nine teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.

At Harvey S Brown Elementary School there are 42 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by 17 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.