Compare Alamo Elementary School with San Jacinto 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, San Jacinto Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 76 in student achievement, 93 in school progress, 84 in closing performance gaps and 90 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.

Both schools garnered only four distinction designations or awards for outstanding performance. For Alamo Elementary School these are in Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps while San Jacinto Elementary School secured in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary and with 25% student progress.

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 San Jacinto Elementary School, Hispanics make up 82.87% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (9.07%), African Americans (5.54%), Two or More Races (2.27%) and Native Americans (0.25%). There is no Asians student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Alamo Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 71.23% compared to 86.40% at San Jacinto 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 39.80% at San Jacinto Elementary School.

Alamo Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 32.41%, gifted and talented students, 6.16%, while 10.93% are in the special education program. San Jacinto Elementary School bilingual students comprise 38.54%, gifted and talented students, 4.53%, and 16.12% are 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 28 teachers at San Jacinto Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 11.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.3 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. San Jacinto Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while three teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two 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 San Jacinto Elementary School there are 26 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by ten 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.