Compare Airport Elementary School with Rodolfo Rudy Silva Jr Elementary School

Airport 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 76 in student achievement, 96 in school progress and 81 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, Rodolfo Rudy Silva Jr Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 62 in student achievement, 94 in school progress, 75 in closing performance gaps and 88 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. Airport Elementary School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Rodolfo Rudy Silva Jr Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Comparative Academic Growth.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Airport Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 98.60% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (1.40%). There is no African Americans, Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

At Rodolfo Rudy Silva Jr Elementary School, Hispanics make up 97.95% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (1.84%) and Native Americans (0.20%). There is no African Americans, Asians and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

Based on household incomes, Airport Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 83.62% compared to 81.35% at Rodolfo Rudy Silva Jr 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, Airport Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 27.15% of its student population compared to 22.34% at Rodolfo Rudy Silva Jr Elementary School.

In addition, Airport Elementary School has 25.27% bilingual students, 2.96% are in the gifted and talented program, while 8.89% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Rodolfo Rudy Silva Jr Elementary School with 19.67% bilingual students, 5.94% gifted and talented students and 10.86% students in the special education program.

46 teachers employed at Airport Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 16.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 18.8 years. The 34 teachers at Rodolfo Rudy Silva Jr Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 15.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 19.1 years.

Of its teaching staff, Airport Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 17 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 22 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while one teacher only has been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Rodolfo Rudy Silva Jr Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has 18 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while one teacher only has 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 Airport Elementary School there are 40 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and 12 more working as school support staff.

At Rodolfo Rudy Silva Jr Elementary School there are 22 female teachers and 11 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by 13 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.