Compare Woodard Elementary School with Owens Elementary School

Woodard Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) 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 89 in student achievement, 90 in school progress and 92 in closing performance gaps. It scored 91 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 also 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. Woodard Elementary School’s three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. 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 Woodard Elementary School. They make up for 33.79% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (24.18%), Asians (19.23%), African Americans (18.41%), Two or More Races (3.85%) and Native Americans (0.46%).

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 Woodard Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 54.95% 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, Woodard Elementary School has 148 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 13.55% of student population. Owens Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 220 or about 28.87% of student population.

Woodard Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 13.19%, gifted and talented students, 5.95%, while 8.61% 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.

62 teachers employed at Woodard Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.3 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, Woodard Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 14 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 21 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including eight 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 Woodard Elementary School there are 58 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine 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 eight 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.