Compare Smith Elementary School with Don Carter Elementary School

Smith 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 80 in student achievement, 90 in school progress and 98 in closing performance gaps. It scored 92 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, Don Carter Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 93 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 95 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.

Both schools garnered only five distinction designations or awards for outstanding performance. For Smith Elementary School these are in Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps while Don Carter Elementary School secured in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Smith Elementary School. They make up for 65.80% of student population, followed by African Americans (18.26%), Whites or Caucasians (13.33%), Two or More Races (2.32%) and Asians (0.29%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

The student population at Don Carter Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 29.48%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (25.87%), African Americans (24.43%), Asians (14.08%), Two or More Races (5.78%) and Native Americans (0.24%).

Based on household incomes, Smith Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 84.06% compared to 36.70% at Don Carter 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, Smith Elementary School has 104 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 30.14% of student population. Don Carter Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 143 or about 17.21% of student population.

In addition, Smith Elementary School has 30.14% bilingual students, 6.09% are in the gifted and talented program, while 18.26% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Don Carter Elementary School with 16.97% bilingual students, 12.88% gifted and talented students and 12.88% students in the special education program.

30 teachers employed at Smith Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.7 years. The 53 teachers at Don Carter Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Smith Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Don Carter Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 16 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 20 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Smith Elementary School there are 28 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four 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 seven more working as school support staff.

At Don Carter Elementary School there are 51 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three 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.