Compare Alice D Contreras with Benbrook Elementary School

Alice D Contreras 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 75 in student achievement, 94 in school progress and 87 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, Benbrook Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 76 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 78 in closing performance gaps and 87 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. Alice D Contreras's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Benbrook Elementary School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Science and with 25% student progress.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Alice D Contreras is Hispanics who make up nearly 94.54% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (2.07%), African Americans (1.69%), Asians (0.75%), Two or More Races (0.75%) and Native Americans (0.19%).

At Benbrook Elementary School, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 57.20% of student population, followed by Hispanics (30.32%), Two or More Races (6.67%), African Americans (4.73%), Native Americans (0.86%) and Asians (0.22%).

Based on household incomes, Alice D Contreras’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 91.15% compared to 55.48% at Benbrook 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, Alice D Contreras has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 56.87% of its student population compared to 3.87% at Benbrook Elementary School.

Alice D Contreras’s bilingual students comprise 52.54%, gifted and talented students, 6.78%, while 8.29% are in the special education program. Benbrook Elementary School bilingual students comprise 3.87%, gifted and talented students, 6.45%, and 11.83% are in the special education program.

33 teachers employed at Alice D Contreras have been teaching in the school for an average of about 10.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.6 years. The 34 teachers at Benbrook Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 12.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 15.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Alice D Contreras 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, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Benbrook Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine 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 Alice D Contreras there are 27 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by five teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.

At Benbrook Elementary School there are 31 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight 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.