Compare Alice Ponder Elementary School with Elizabeth Smith Academy

Alice Ponder Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) 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, 81 in school progress and 74 in closing performance gaps. It scored 79 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, Elizabeth Smith Academy performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 90 in student achievement, 79 in school progress, 92 in closing performance gaps and 91 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.

Distinction Designations for Alice Ponder Elementary School and Elizabeth Smith Academy are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Alice Ponder Elementary School. They make up for 58.53% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (18.43%), African Americans (17.41%), Two or More Races (2.90%) and Asians (1.88%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

The student population at Elizabeth Smith Academy is also predominantly by African Americans at 33.39%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (31.16%), Hispanics (21.58%), Two or More Races (6.85%), Asians (6.34%) and Native Americans (0.51%).

Based on household incomes, Alice Ponder Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 66.55% compared to 26.54% at Elizabeth Smith Academy.

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, Alice Ponder Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 44.71% of its student population compared to 11.13% at Elizabeth Smith Academy.

In addition, Alice Ponder Elementary School has 44.37% bilingual students, 2.22% are in the gifted and talented program, while 12.29% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Elizabeth Smith Academy with 10.79% bilingual students, 3.25% gifted and talented students and 8.39% students in the special education program.

41 teachers employed at Alice Ponder Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 10.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14 years. The 41 teachers at Elizabeth Smith Academy have been serving the school for an average of 6.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.1 years.

Of its teaching staff, Alice Ponder Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Elizabeth Smith Academy no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 17 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven 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 Alice Ponder Elementary School there are 38 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by six teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.

At Elizabeth Smith Academy there are 39 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by six teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.