Compare Amanda Garza-Pena Elementary School with Carmen Anaya Elementary School

Amanda Garza-Pena 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 65 in student achievement, 94 in school progress and 76 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, Carmen Anaya Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 88 in student achievement, 94 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 96 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. Amanda Garza-Pena Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Comparative Academic Growth. Carmen Anaya Elementary School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Amanda Garza-Pena Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 99.24% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (0.76%). There is no African Americans, Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

At Carmen Anaya Elementary School, Hispanics make up 99.76% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (0.24%). There is no African Americans, Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Amanda Garza-Pena Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 94.32% compared to 95.29% at Carmen Anaya 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, Amanda Garza-Pena Elementary School has a higher number of English Language Learners comprising 51.89% of its student population compared to 63.06% at Carmen Anaya Elementary School.

In addition, Amanda Garza-Pena Elementary School has 48.48% bilingual students, 4.36% are in the gifted and talented program, while 8.14% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Carmen Anaya Elementary School with 96.00% bilingual students, 4.47% gifted and talented students and 9.18% students in the special education program.

29 teachers employed at Amanda Garza-Pena Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 11.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.5 years. The 26 teachers at Carmen Anaya Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, Amanda Garza-Pena Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, one teacher only has worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Carmen Anaya Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while four 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 Amanda Garza-Pena Elementary School there are 25 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by 11 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.

At Carmen Anaya Elementary School there are 22 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by 13 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.