Compare Allen Elementary School with Beard Elementary School

Allen 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 72 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and 78 in closing performance gaps. It scored 88 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, Beard Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 92 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 94 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. Allen Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Beard Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Comparative Closing the Gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Allen Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 95.47% of student population, followed by African Americans (1.94%), Whites or Caucasians (1.94%) and Two or More Races (0.65%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.

The student population at Beard Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 43.82%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (34.59%), Asians (14.71%), Two or More Races (4.07%), African Americans (2.50%) and Native Americans (0.16%).

Based on household incomes, Allen Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 91.16% compared to 12.05% at Beard 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, Allen Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 25.86% of its student population compared to 8.14% at Beard Elementary School.

In addition, Allen Elementary School has 27.16% bilingual students, 3.88% are in the gifted and talented program, while 15.95% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Beard Elementary School with 0.31% bilingual students, 8.61% gifted and talented students and 11.74% students in the special education program.

38 teachers employed at Allen Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 10 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14 years. The 39 teachers at Beard Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 14.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 18 years.

Of its teaching staff, Allen Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while two teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Beard Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 14 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 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 Allen Elementary School there are 32 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three 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 six more working as school support staff.

At Beard Elementary School there are 37 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by seven teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.