Compare South Belt Elementary School with Turner 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, Turner Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 80 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 88 in closing performance gaps and 90 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. Turner Elementary School’s two out of seven distinctions are in 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 Turner Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 64.00% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (21.82%), African Americans (8.18%), Asians (4.00%) and Two or More Races (2.00%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the South Belt Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 55.33% compared to 63.27% at Turner 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 a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 12.59% of its student population compared to 6.36% at Turner Elementary School.

South Belt Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 9.13%, gifted and talented students, 1.94%, while 14.66% are in the special education program. Turner Elementary School bilingual students comprise 1.09%, gifted and talented students, 1.45%, and 15.64% are 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 39 teachers at Turner Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 10 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.4 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. Turner Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten 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 Turner Elementary School there are 36 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 14 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.