Compare Wilson Elementary School with Swenke 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, Swenke Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 94 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 98 in closing performance gaps and 95 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. Except for Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Swenke Elementary School earned one out of seven distinctions.

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%).

At Swenke Elementary School, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 59.48% of student population, followed by Hispanics (20.16%), Asians (8.54%), African Americans (5.96%), Two or More Races (5.56%) and Native Americans (0.30%).

Based on household incomes, Wilson Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 63.38% compared to 10.72% at Swenke 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 4.27% at Swenke 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 Swenke Elementary School with 3.87% bilingual students, 7.35% gifted and talented students and 11.82% 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 59 teachers at Swenke Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 11.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14.2 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. Swenke Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has 11 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 28 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while four 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 Swenke Elementary School there are 56 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by 21 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.