Compare Walker Elementary School with McFee Elementary School

Walker 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, 92 in school progress and 78 in closing performance gaps. It scored 88 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, McFee Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 75 in student achievement, 86 in school progress, 87 in closing performance gaps and 86 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.

McFee Elementary School's one out of seven distinction is in 25% closing performance gaps. Walker Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Walker Elementary School. They make up for 53.95% of student population, followed by African Americans (28.31%), Whites or Caucasians (9.95%), Two or More Races (4.00%), Asians (3.18%) and Native Americans (0.62%).

The student population at McFee Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 53.66%, followed by African Americans (33.40%), Whites or Caucasians (5.22%), Asians (3.81%), Two or More Races (3.41%) and Native Americans (0.20%).

Based on household incomes, the Walker Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 79.08% compared to 85.26% at McFee 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, 31.38% of students at Walker Elementary School are English Language Learners (ELL). On the other hand, McFee Elementary School’s ELL comprise 30.69% of the school’s student population.

Walker Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 30.97%, gifted and talented students, 1.85%, while 15.18% are in the special education program. McFee Elementary School bilingual students comprise 29.39%, gifted and talented students, 1.50%, and 10.13% are in the special education program.

71 teachers employed at Walker Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.8 years. The 62 teachers at McFee Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 3.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.1 years.

Of its teaching staff, Walker Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 35 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 18 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. McFee Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 29 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including eight beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Walker Elementary School there are 66 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by 29 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and 11 more working as school support staff.

At McFee Elementary School there are 61 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by 28 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and 18 more working as school support staff.