Compare J L Everhart Magnet Elementary School with Ware Elementary School

J L Everhart Magnet 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 79 in student achievement, 88 in school progress and 80 in closing performance gaps. It scored 86 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, Ware Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 70 in student achievement, 85 in school progress, 78 in closing performance gaps and 83 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. J L Everhart Magnet Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Ware Elementary School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics and Science.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at J L Everhart Magnet Elementary School. They make up for 45.80% of student population, followed by African Americans (35.50%), Whites or Caucasians (13.66%), Two or More Races (3.57%), Asians (1.26%) and Native Americans (0.21%).

At Ware Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 59.08% of student population, followed by African Americans (31.73%), Whites or Caucasians (6.35%), Two or More Races (2.19%) and Asians (0.44%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the J L Everhart Magnet Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 90.97% compared to 96.28% at Ware 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, J L Everhart Magnet Elementary School has 159 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 33.40% of student population. Ware Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 238 or about 52.08% of student population.

J L Everhart Magnet Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 34.03%, gifted and talented students, 1.05%, while 10.29% are in the special education program. Ware Elementary School bilingual students comprise 52.08%, gifted and talented students, 0.44%, and 13.13% are in the special education program.

33 teachers employed at J L Everhart Magnet Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.7 years. The 27 teachers at Ware Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 3.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, J L Everhart Magnet Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Ware Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, six teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 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 J L Everhart Magnet Elementary School there are 31 female teachers and two 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 one staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.

At Ware Elementary School there are 26 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by seven teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.