Compare Schenck Elementary School with Dorie Miller Elementary School

Schenck 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 73 in student achievement, 94 in school progress and 79 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, Dorie Miller Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 70 in student achievement, 77 in school progress, 72 in closing performance gaps and 76 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. Schenck Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Dorie Miller Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Science.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Schenck Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 92.83% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (3.68%), African Americans (2.94%), Asians (0.18%), Native Americans (0.18%) and Two or More Races (0.18%).

At Dorie Miller Elementary School, Hispanics make up 87.73% of student population, followed by African Americans (10.41%) and Whites or Caucasians (1.86%). There is no Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Schenck Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 90.26% compared to 93.68% at Dorie Miller 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, Schenck Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 31.25% of its student population compared to 52.42% at Dorie Miller Elementary School.

In addition, Schenck Elementary School has 35.66% bilingual students, 2.76% are in the gifted and talented program, while 12.87% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Dorie Miller Elementary School with 55.39% bilingual students, 3.35% gifted and talented students and 14.13% students in the special education program.

38 teachers employed at Schenck Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11 years. The 19 teachers at Dorie Miller Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 5.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, Schenck Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Dorie Miller Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, six teachers have worked for 11-20 years, three teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Schenck Elementary School there are 34 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 16 teachers 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.

At Dorie Miller Elementary School there are 16 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three 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.