Compare Nichols Elementary School with Talley Elementary School

Nichols 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, 95 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, Talley Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 96 in student achievement, 96 in school progress, 98 in closing performance gaps and 97 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. Nichols 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. Talley Elementary School’s five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary and with 25% student progress.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Asians comprise the biggest group at Nichols Elementary School. They make up for 58.48% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (26.90%), Hispanics (6.34%), Two or More Races (4.41%), African Americans (3.45%) and Native Americans (0.41%).

At Talley Elementary School, Asians make up 88.39% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (3.50%), African Americans (2.70%), Hispanics (2.23%), Native Americans (1.59%) and Two or More Races (1.43%).

Based on household incomes, the Nichols Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 1.38% compared to 2.70% at Talley 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, Nichols Elementary School has 58 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 8.00% of student population. Talley Elementary School has slightly more ELLs at 76 or about 12.08% of student population.

In addition, Nichols Elementary School has 7.59% bilingual students, 11.17% are in the gifted and talented program, while 8.41% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Talley Elementary School with 11.61% bilingual students, 14.31% gifted and talented students and 7.79% students in the special education program.

41 teachers employed at Nichols Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.2 years. The 37 teachers at Talley Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, Nichols Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 19 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Talley Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, three teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 16 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 Nichols Elementary School there are 40 female teachers and zero male teacher. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by three 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.

At Talley Elementary School there are 35 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by seven 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.