Compare Wilson Elementary School with Owens 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, Owens Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 85 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 92 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. Wilson Elementary School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and with 25% student progress. Owens Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

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 Owens Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 48.16%, followed by African Americans (27.30%), Whites or Caucasians (14.04%), Asians (6.56%), Two or More Races (2.10%) and Native Americans (1.44%).

Based on household incomes, the Wilson Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 63.38% compared to 70.87% at Owens 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 167 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 22.24% of student population. Owens Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 220 or about 28.87% of student population.

Wilson Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 21.17%, gifted and talented students, 2.80%, while 12.52% are in the special education program. Owens Elementary School bilingual students comprise 28.48%, gifted and talented students, 2.76%, and 13.91% are 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 54 teachers at Owens Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 10 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.3 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. Owens Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 19 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 two beginning teachers.

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 Owens Elementary School there are 49 female teachers and five 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 ten more working as school support staff.