Compare McKamy Elementary School with Country Place Elementary School

McKamy 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 64 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 77 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, Country Place Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 85 in student achievement, 88 in school progress, 90 in closing performance gaps and 89 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 one distinction designation or award for performance. For McKamy Elementary School this is in with 25% student progress while Country Place Elementary School secured one for 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at McKamy Elementary School. They make up for 44.74% of student population, followed by African Americans (40.49%), Whites or Caucasians (6.28%), Two or More Races (5.47%), Asians (2.63%) and Native Americans (0.40%).

The student population at Country Place Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 39.01%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (34.57%), African Americans (14.81%), Two or More Races (6.42%) and Asians (5.19%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, McKamy Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 77.73% compared to 43.70% at Country Place 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, McKamy Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 26.72% of its student population compared to 9.38% at Country Place Elementary School.

In addition, McKamy Elementary School has 28.95% bilingual students, 2.63% are in the gifted and talented program, while 16.80% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Country Place Elementary School with 8.15% bilingual students, 10.12% gifted and talented students and 18.52% students in the special education program.

38 teachers employed at McKamy Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9 years. The 28 teachers at Country Place Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 5.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, McKamy Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers. Country Place Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two 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 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At McKamy Elementary School there are 33 female teachers and four 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 two staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.

At Country Place Elementary School there are 27 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by six 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.