Compare Ursula Stephens Elementary School with Maurice L Wolfe Elementary School

Ursula Stephens 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 76 in student achievement, 83 in school progress and 73 in closing performance gaps. It scored 80 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, Maurice L Wolfe Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 83 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 90 in closing performance gaps and 91 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. Ursula Stephens Elementary School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Science and post-secondary. Maurice L Wolfe 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.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Ursula Stephens Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 68.05% of student population, followed by African Americans (13.31%), Whites or Caucasians (10.48%), Asians (5.82%), Two or More Races (2.00%) and Native Americans (0.33%).

The student population at Maurice L Wolfe Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 39.65%, followed by African Americans (25.00%), Whites or Caucasians (23.74%), Two or More Races (6.31%), Asians (5.05%) and Native Americans (0.25%).

Based on household incomes, Ursula Stephens Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 79.53% compared to 62.88% at Maurice L Wolfe 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, Ursula Stephens Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 53.91% of its student population compared to 16.16% at Maurice L Wolfe Elementary School.

In addition, Ursula Stephens Elementary School has 53.91% bilingual students, 2.33% are in the gifted and talented program, while 25.29% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Maurice L Wolfe Elementary School with 14.39% bilingual students, 5.81% gifted and talented students and 12.88% students in the special education program.

59 teachers employed at Ursula Stephens Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.1 years. The 30 teachers at Maurice L Wolfe Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 5.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9 years.

Of its teaching staff, Ursula Stephens Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 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 four beginning teachers. Maurice L Wolfe Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, five teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 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 Ursula Stephens Elementary School there are 55 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by 26 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.

At Maurice L Wolfe Elementary School there are 30 female teachers and zero male teacher. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by five 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.