Col Santos Benavides 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 92 in student achievement, 90 in school progress and 93 in closing performance gaps. It scored 92 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, Newman Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 82 in student achievement, 90 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.

It is in this area where the two schools differ. Col Santos Benavides Elementary School’s two out of seven distinctions are in post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Newman Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Col Santos Benavides Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 93.91% of student population, followed by Asians (3.17%), Whites or Caucasians (1.40%), African Americans (1.02%) and Two or More Races (0.51%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Newman Elementary School, Hispanics make up 99.45% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (0.27%) and Asians (0.27%). There is no African Americans, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Col Santos Benavides Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 36.55% compared to 88.74% at Newman 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, Col Santos Benavides Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 40.61% of its student population compared to 46.15% at Newman Elementary School.

Col Santos Benavides Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 51.02%, gifted and talented students, 13.58%, while 13.32% are in the special education program. Newman Elementary School bilingual students comprise 45.88%, gifted and talented students, 5.22%, and 21.43% are in the special education program.

49 teachers employed at Col Santos Benavides Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 14.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 16 years. The 28 teachers at Newman Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 17.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 20.1 years.

Of its teaching staff, Col Santos Benavides Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 12 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 22 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Newman Elementary School has seven teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, one teacher only has worked for 6-10 years, while four teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Col Santos Benavides Elementary School there are 46 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two 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 four more working as school support staff.

At Newman Elementary School there are 26 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 14 teachers are 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.