Compare Wilson Elementary School with Ault Elementary School

Wilson 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 77 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 79 in closing performance gaps. It scored 87 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, Ault Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 92 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 94 in closing performance gaps and 93 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 two distinction designations or awards for performance. For Wilson Elementary School these are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and with 25% student progress while Ault Elementary School secured in Science and post-secondary.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Wilson Elementary School. They make up for 41.41% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (19.31%), African Americans (18.77%), Asians (14.38%), Two or More Races (5.06%) and Native Americans (0.93%).

The student population at Ault Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 45.06%, followed by Hispanics (29.55%), African Americans (12.59%), Asians (8.53%), Two or More Races (3.75%) and Native Americans (0.21%).

Based on household incomes, Wilson Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 63.38% compared to 37.46% at Ault 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, Wilson Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 22.24% of its student population compared to 11.86% at Ault Elementary School.

In addition, Wilson Elementary School has 21.17% bilingual students, 2.80% are in the gifted and talented program, while 12.52% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Ault Elementary School with 11.13% bilingual students, 6.66% gifted and talented students and 9.89% students in the special education program.

47 teachers employed at Wilson Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.9 years. The 66 teachers at Ault Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 11.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14.4 years.

Of its teaching staff, Wilson Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 16 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Ault Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 16 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 20 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 17 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Wilson Elementary School there are 43 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by 24 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 Ault Elementary School there are 65 female teachers and one male teacher only. 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 three staff members in the school administration department and nine more working as school support staff.