Compare South Belt Elementary School with Pomeroy Elementary School

South Belt 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 86 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 92 in closing performance gaps. It scored 91 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, Pomeroy Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 73 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 78 in closing performance gaps and 87 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. South Belt Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Pomeroy Elementary School’s three out of seven distinctions are in post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at South Belt Elementary School. They make up for 53.67% of student population, followed by African Americans (18.40%), Asians (16.46%), Whites or Caucasians (9.41%) and Two or More Races (1.38%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Pomeroy Elementary School, Hispanics make up 92.73% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (4.08%), African Americans (2.93%), Native Americans (0.13%) and Two or More Races (0.13%). There is no Asians student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the South Belt Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 55.33% compared to 88.90% at Pomeroy 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, South Belt Elementary School has 91 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 12.59% of student population. Pomeroy Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 463 or about 59.06% of student population.

In addition, South Belt Elementary School has 9.13% bilingual students, 1.94% are in the gifted and talented program, while 14.66% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Pomeroy Elementary School with 61.86% bilingual students, 6.51% gifted and talented students and 10.71% students in the special education program.

51 teachers employed at South Belt Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.1 years. The 62 teachers at Pomeroy Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.9 years.

Of its teaching staff, South Belt Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven beginning teachers. Pomeroy Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 23 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 14 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 15 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At South Belt Elementary School there are 48 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are 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 seven more working as school support staff.

At Pomeroy Elementary School there are 56 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by 25 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.