Compare Alamo Elementary School with Crockett Elementary School

Alamo 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, 90 in school progress and 88 in closing performance gaps. It scored 89 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, Crockett Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 80 in student achievement, 86 in school progress, 77 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. Alamo Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Crockett Elementary School’s three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science and post-secondary.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Alamo Elementary School. They make up for 59.55% of student population, followed by African Americans (19.85%), Whites or Caucasians (14.20%), Two or More Races (3.64%), Asians (2.14%) and Native Americans (0.63%).

At Crockett Elementary School, Hispanics make up 68.65% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (14.51%), African Americans (13.06%), Two or More Races (1.74%), Asians (1.31%) and Native Americans (0.73%).

Based on household incomes, the Alamo Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 71.23% compared to 72.86% at Crockett 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, Alamo Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 30.65% of its student population compared to 30.19% at Crockett Elementary School.

In addition, Alamo Elementary School has 32.41% bilingual students, 6.16% are in the gifted and talented program, while 10.93% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Crockett Elementary School with 29.90% bilingual students, 7.40% gifted and talented students and 10.30% students in the special education program.

51 teachers employed at Alamo Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.5 years. The 42 teachers at Crockett Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.9 years.

Of its teaching staff, Alamo Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Crockett Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 14 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Alamo Elementary School there are 47 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five 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 five more working as school support staff.

At Crockett Elementary School there are 38 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.