Compare Alice D Contreras with Manuel Jara 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, Manuel Jara Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 60 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 74 in closing performance gaps and 85 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.

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. Manuel Jara Elementary School did not earn any distinction.

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 Manuel Jara Elementary School, Hispanics make up 96.71% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (1.90%), African Americans (0.87%), Asians (0.35%) and Native Americans (0.17%). There is no Two or More Races student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Alice D Contreras’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 91.15% compared to 92.56% at Manuel Jara 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 302 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 56.87% of student population. Manuel Jara Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 330 or about 57.09% of student population.

Alice D Contreras’s bilingual students comprise 52.54%, gifted and talented students, 6.78%, while 8.29% are in the special education program. Manuel Jara Elementary School bilingual students comprise 53.98%, gifted and talented students, 2.77%, and 11.59% 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 37 teachers at Manuel Jara Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 10.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.1 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. Manuel Jara Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight 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 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 Manuel Jara Elementary School there are 32 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by nine 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.