George+West+Elementary+School+Fall+2012

CYNTHIA JACKSON


 * GEORGE J. WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL **

=**__ Introduction __**=



Their mission statement: “The students of George J West will reach their full potential and be productive citizens.”
= = =__ Community Background __=

**//Income/ Poverty level- Year data collected 2012//**
===This table gives us an idea on Providence's poverty level compared to Rhode Island as a whole and the rest of the United states. This tables shows that the percentage of families below the poverty level is significantly lower than Rhode Island as a whole and the United states, but Rhode Island and the rest of the United states are pretty close in their poverty levels. Also this table shows transportation data. this is very important especially dealing with children going to school becuase if they do not have proper transportation then getting to school is a lot less likely. People in Providence takeing public transportation and walking to work is not as high as the rest of the state or United states as a whole. I found this surprising because living in Providence most of my life it feels like many people use public transportation but unlike larger cities like New York city for example providence is very small and so many people are able to drive or dont have to take public transportation because everything is so close in providence.===
 * || ===Providence=== || ===Rhode Island=== || ===__U.S.__=== ||
 * ===Median household income=== || ===$36,925=== || ===$54,902=== || ===$51,914=== ||
 * ===Median family income=== || ===$41,906=== || ===$70,663=== || ===$62,982=== ||
 * ===Per capita income=== || ===$20, 735=== || ===$ 28, 707=== || ===$ 27, 334=== ||
 * ===All families below poverty level=== || ===21.5%=== || ===8.4%=== || ===10.1%=== ||
 * ===All people below poverty level=== || ===26.3%=== || ===12.2%=== || ===13.8%=== ||
 * ===High school graduation=== || ===66%=== || ===83.7%=== || ===85%=== ||
 * ===People taking public transportation 16 yrs.+ (not taxi)=== || ===5,949=== || ===13,602=== || ===6,872,730=== ||
 * ===People walking to work=== || ===7,064=== || ===17, 352=== || ===3,962,070=== ||
 * ===People driving to work=== || ===47,183=== || ===403,760=== || ===105,840,717=== ||

=__ Race/ Ethnicity- year data collected 2011 __=
 * || ===Providence=== || ===Rhode Island=== || ===U.S.=== ||
 * ===White=== || ===68,550=== || ===81.4%=== || ===72.4%=== ||
 * ===Black/ African American=== || ===22,797=== || ===5.7%=== || ===12.6%=== ||
 * ===Asian=== || ===10,685=== || ===2.9%=== || ===4.8%=== ||
 * ===Hispanic or Latino=== || ===69,059=== || ===12.4%=== || ===16.3%=== ||
 * ===American Indian and Alaskan native=== || ===1,005=== || ===0.6%=== || ===0.9%=== ||
 * ===Native Hawaiian and other Pacific islanders=== || ===122=== || ===138=== || ===469,941=== ||
 * ===Two or more races=== || ===4,473=== || ===22,325=== || ===6,441,467=== ||

===In this table we see that Providence is a very diverse city. The city ranks pretty much the same as the state of rhode Island and the Country. this table shows that the Hispanic and latino population is vaslty expanding and this is helpful in understanding how important ESl classes are and having the resources for Hispanic and Latino students as well as other minorities that may not have English as a second language.=== = = =__** Indicators of child well –being- year data collected 2010 **__=
 * || ===Providence=== || ===Rhode Island=== ||
 * ===Child population=== || ===41,634=== || ===223,956=== ||
 * ===Children in single parent families=== || ===46%=== || ===31%=== ||
 * ===Children living in families below the federal poverty threshold=== || ===35.6%=== || ===16.7%=== ||
 * ===Teens not in school and not working=== || ===9%=== || ===5%=== ||
 * ===Households with grandparents financially responsible for grandchildren=== || ===7%=== || ===6%=== ||
 * ===Teen birth rate ages 15-19 per 1,000 girls=== || ===40.6=== || ===27=== ||
 * ===Birth to mothers with less than a high school diploma=== || ===30%=== || ===16%=== ||

===In this table we see evidence of Children living in tough conditions. There are high rates of teen pregnancy, single parent homes and teen mothers without an education. This is a hughe impact in students school life and how well they perform, if they are woried about issues at home of if they have children of thier own to care for then focusing on school may be hard.===

=__** District **__= =// NECAP //=


 * ===NECAP assessments=== || ===State=== || ===Providence=== || ===Barrington=== || ===Central Falls=== ||
 * ===3rd grade math 2011-12=== || ===60%=== || ===35%=== || ===84%=== || ===36%=== ||
 * ===3rd grade reading 2011-12=== || ===73%=== || ===50%=== || ===95%=== || ===49%=== ||
 * ===4th grade math 2011-12=== || ===65%=== || ===43%=== || ===85%=== || ===37%=== ||
 * ===4th grade reading 2011-12=== || ===71%=== || ===46%=== || ===90%=== || ===45%=== ||
 * ===4th grade science 2011-12=== || ===43%=== || ===17%=== || ===65%=== || ===21%=== ||
 * ===5th grade math 2011-12=== || ===62%=== || ===38%=== || ===84%=== || ===46%=== ||
 * ===5th grade reading 2011-12=== || ===69%=== || ===40%=== || ===84%=== || ===51%=== ||
 * ===5th grade writing 2011-12=== || ===55%=== || ===32%=== || ===69%=== || ===36%=== ||

===In this data table looking at Necap scores Providence and central falls are basically at the same level but are below the state average and Barrington's NECAP scores are higher than not only Providence and Central Falls but the state's average as well.===

//Teacher- s||
Qualifications and Teacher- student ratio===
 * ===state=== || ===Providence=== || ===Barrington=== || ===Central Falls=== ||  || ===Teachers with emergency certification 2010-11=== || ===1%=== || ===1%=== || ===6%=== || ===2%=== ||   || ===Not Highly qualified teachers 2010-11=== || ===3%=== || ===3%=== || ===1%=== || ===6%=== ||   || ===Teacher- student ratio 2010-11=== || ===1:11=== || ===1:15=== || ===1:12=== || ===1:10=== || tudent ratio//=== ||   ||

===This chart shows a lot of variety between these three cities. As far as emergency teacher certification Barrington had the highest percent, then Central falls then providence. When it comes to not highly qualified teachers Central Falls has the highest percent then providence and then Barrington with only 1%. This can be why Barrington's NECAP Profficiency is Much higher than the other cities. And surprisingly, Central Falls has the lowest ratio of students to teacher but this may not matter if the teacher is not the best qualified for the students.=== = = =__** Homebound/ Hospitalized **__=


 * ===Student characteristics=== || ===State=== || ===Providence=== || ===Barrington=== || ===Central falls=== ||
 * ===Student eligibility for subsidized lunch=== || ===44%=== || ===81%=== || ===6%=== || ===86%=== ||
 * ===Students from various racial/ethnic backgrounds=== || ===N/A=== || ===N/A=== || ===N/A=== || ===N/A=== ||
 * ===Students receiving ESl/Bilingual education Services=== || ===**6%**=== || ===17%=== || ===1%=== || ===23%=== ||
 * ===Students receiving special education services=== || ===16%=== || ===17%=== || ===13%=== || ===21%=== ||

===This chart shows that students in Barrington are wealthier than studnets in Central falls or Providence. Only 1% of studnets in Barrington recieve ESL services compared to central falls' 23% and providence's 17% and students in Barrington receiving special education services is also slightly lower than the other two cities. Since Barrington does not have to spend as many resources on ESL or special ed. They have more room to spend on other things, such as teachers, books, fixing the schools.===

=__** Funding and resources **__=


 * || ===Property value per student=== || ===Per pupil=== || ===Median family=== ||
 * ===Property value per student vs. tax rate on owner=== || ===N/A=== || ===N/A=== || ===N/A=== ||
 * ===Occupied Property=== ||  ||   ||   ||
 * ===Providence=== || ===$378,009.90=== || ===$15,305=== || ===$32,058=== ||
 * ===Barrington=== || ===$894,098.80=== || ===$12,379=== || ===$84,657=== ||
 * ===Central Falls=== || ===$196,417.72=== || ===$14,347=== || ===$26, 844=== ||

===Barrington spends less money per pupil than Providence and Central falls but this can be due to the fact that providence and central falls has a larger percentage of ESL and special education students and also may not to provide the students with as many supplies like paper or pencils or computers because coming from wealthier homes they have these sources readily available.===

=//**__School analysis__**//=

=__ NECAP __=


 * ===NECAP assessments=== || ===State=== || ===George J. West=== || ===Sowams elementary=== || ===Veterans memorial elementary=== ||
 * ===3rd grade math 2011-12=== || ===60%=== || ===34%=== || ===89%=== || ===36%=== ||
 * ===3rd grade reading 2011-12=== || ===73%=== || ===51%=== || ===94%=== || ===49%=== ||
 * ===4th grade math 2011-12=== || ===65%=== || ===32%=== || ===N/A=== || ===37%=== ||
 * ===4th grade reading 2011-12=== || ===71%=== || ===36%=== || ===N/A=== || ===51%=== ||
 * ===4th grade science 2011-12=== || ===43%=== || ===14%=== || ===N/A=== || ===21%=== ||
 * ===5th grade math 2011-12=== || ===62%=== || ===30%=== || ===N/A=== || ===N/A=== ||
 * ===5th grade reading 2011-12=== || ===69%=== || ===34%=== || ===N/A=== || ===N/A=== ||
 * ===5th grade writing 2011-12=== || ===55%=== || ===28%=== || ===N/A=== || ===N/A=== ||

===After looking at the previous tables it is easier to see why these statistics look this way. The Barrington elementary school has greater proficciency levels even when it comes to the state as a whole.===

=__ Teacher- Student Ratio __=


 * ===Qualification and teacher -student ratio=== || ===state=== || ===George J. West=== || ===Sowams elementary=== || ===Veterans memorial elementary=== ||
 * ===Teachers with emergency certification 2010-11=== || ===1%=== || ===0%=== || ===0%=== || ===0%=== ||
 * ===Not highly qualified teachers 2010-11=== || ===3%=== || ===3%=== || ===0%=== || ===6%=== ||
 * ===Teacher- student Ratio 2010-11=== || ===1:11=== || ===1:16=== || ===1:11=== || ===1:10=== ||

The student teacher ratios are the same on the school and district level.
= = =__ Homebound/ Hospitalized __=

===It is interesting in this table because the percentages in Providece and central falls on students receiving subsidized lunch and studnets receiving special ed is much higher than on the district level. This could mean that students need extra help in elemntary school as they are younger an may have just came to the country where as most teens may have been in the city for awhile and learned English this also applies to the topic of special education maybe a child had a learning disability but as they moved up in grade level gained tools to work by themselves.===
 * ===Student characteristics=== || ===state=== || ===George J. West=== || ===Sowams elementary=== || ===Veterans memorial elementary=== ||
 * ===Student eligibility for subsidized lunch=== || ===44%=== || ===91%=== || ===6%=== || ===92%=== ||
 * ===Students from various racial/ethnic backgrounds=== || ===N/A=== || ===N/A=== || ===N/A=== || ===N/A=== ||
 * ===Students receiving ESl/ Bilingual education services=== || ===6%=== || ===24%=== || ===<1%=== || ===31%=== ||
 * ===Students receiving special education services=== || ===16%=== || ===9%=== || ===15%=== || ===11%=== ||

=__ Funding and resources __=

N/A

=**__ Conclusion __**=

===Overall, George J. West is a good elementary school it is not perfect and does need improvement, but is not far behind where the state as a whole is. In comparison to the Barrington school district providence and Central falls are far behind. This is due to economic class and social conditions in these areas. Barrington is a wealthier town and therefore its citizens are wealthier or a bit better off than those in providence so students will do better because they have rides to school computers do work and not the worries that come with living in an urban poverty stricken society. This is also why central falls is so far behind providence because it’s the poorest town in Rhode Island and has very high crime and other issues, so the students trying to get an education suffer. So, when thinking about a school or school district and what makes it successful we also have to take into consideration the people and the conditions of that city and what the children may have to endure daily along with attending school and trying to do well.===

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