Compare McSpedden Elementary School with Bledsoe Elementary School

McSpedden 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 95 in student achievement, 96 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 97 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, Bledsoe Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 93 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.

It is in this area where the two schools differ. McSpedden 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. Bledsoe Elementary School’s four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in McSpedden Elementary School is Asians who make up nearly 70.30% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (17.82%), Hispanics (5.09%), African Americans (2.97%), Two or More Races (2.69%) and Native Americans (0.99%).

The student population at Bledsoe Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 43.75%, followed by Asians (33.78%), Hispanics (11.97%), Two or More Races (5.32%) and African Americans (5.19%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, McSpedden Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 7.21% compared to 5.85% at Bledsoe 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, McSpedden Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 21.78% of its student population compared to 5.85% at Bledsoe Elementary School.

McSpedden Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 21.07%, gifted and talented students, 12.16%, while 8.06% are in the special education program. Bledsoe Elementary School bilingual students comprise 5.45%, gifted and talented students, 10.37%, and 13.03% are in the special education program.

39 teachers employed at McSpedden Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 5.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.1 years. The 45 teachers at Bledsoe Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, McSpedden Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Bledsoe Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine 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 McSpedden Elementary School there are 39 female teachers and zero male teacher. Of its teaching staff, eight 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 Bledsoe Elementary School there are 43 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, six 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.