Compare Petrosky Elementary School with Outley Elementary School

Petrosky 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 78 in student achievement, 93 in school progress and 82 in closing performance gaps. It scored 90 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, Outley Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 75 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 77 in closing performance gaps and 86 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. Petrosky Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Outley Elementary School’s three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics and post-secondary.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Petrosky Elementary School. They make up for 41.68% of student population, followed by African Americans (35.55%), Asians (14.54%), Whites or Caucasians (6.13%), Native Americans (1.23%) and Two or More Races (0.18%).

At Outley Elementary School, African Americans are the biggest group, comprising 61.63% of student population, followed by Hispanics (23.68%), Asians (8.25%), Whites or Caucasians (5.60%), Native Americans (0.53%) and Two or More Races (0.32%).

Based on household incomes, the Petrosky Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 81.61% compared to 82.77% at Outley 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, Petrosky Elementary School has 225 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 39.40% of student population. Outley Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 289 or about 30.55% of student population.

In addition, Petrosky Elementary School has 47.64% bilingual students, 2.45% are in the gifted and talented program, while 12.78% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Outley Elementary School with 30.76% bilingual students, 5.71% gifted and talented students and 8.25% students in the special education program.

49 teachers employed at Petrosky Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 11 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.4 years. The 68 teachers at Outley Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Petrosky Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 23 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Outley Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 26 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including eight beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Petrosky Elementary School there are 47 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by 18 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 Outley Elementary School there are 59 female teachers and nine male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine teachers are aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.