Compare Scarborough Elementary School with Raba Elementary School

Scarborough 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 77 in student achievement, 89 in school progress and 81 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, Raba Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 89 in student achievement, 96 in school progress, 100 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.

Raba 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. Scarborough Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Scarborough Elementary School. They make up for 57.34% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (22.35%), African Americans (8.30%), Two or More Races (7.92%) and Asians (3.58%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Raba Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 65.28% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (15.45%), African Americans (9.47%), Asians (4.98%), Two or More Races (4.49%) and Native Americans (0.33%).

Based on household incomes, the Scarborough Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 27.08% compared to 44.02% at Raba 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, Scarborough Elementary School has 35 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 4.47% of student population. Raba Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 61 or about 10.13% of student population.

Scarborough Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 0.38%, gifted and talented students, 3.96%, while 17.75% are in the special education program. Raba Elementary School bilingual students comprise 9.30%, gifted and talented students, 3.65%, and 12.96% are in the special education program.

52 teachers employed at Scarborough Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9 years. The 43 teachers at Raba Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 11.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, Scarborough Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 19 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Raba Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has 11 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight 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 Scarborough Elementary School there are 48 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by 13 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, Raba Elementary School has an all-female teaching staff. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 13 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.