Compare Petrosky Elementary School with Smith 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, Smith Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 67 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 78 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. Smith Elementary School’s three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

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 Smith Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 62.46% of student population, followed by African Americans (23.54%), Asians (10.15%), Whites or Caucasians (3.23%), Native Americans (0.31%) and Two or More Races (0.15%).

Based on household incomes, the Petrosky Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 81.61% compared to 86.92% at Smith 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. Smith Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 419 or about 64.46% of student population.

Petrosky Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 47.64%, gifted and talented students, 2.45%, while 12.78% are in the special education program. Smith Elementary School bilingual students comprise 66.00%, gifted and talented students, 1.23%, and 8.46% are 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 55 teachers at Smith Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.4 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. Smith Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 23 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 16 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.

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 Smith Elementary School there are 48 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 20 teachers are aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.