Compare Arlyne & Alan Weber Elementary School with Brookwood Elementary School

Arlyne & Alan Weber Elementary School 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 90 in student achievement, 93 in school progress and 98 in closing performance gaps. It scored 95 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, Brookwood Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 88 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 78 in closing performance gaps and 88 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. Arlyne & Alan Weber Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Brookwood Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Comparative Academic Growth.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Arlyne & Alan Weber Elementary School. They make up for 39.15% of student population, followed by Asians (37.57%), Whites or Caucasians (11.24%), African Americans (8.20%) and Two or More Races (3.70%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

The student population at Brookwood Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 49.35%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (29.24%), Asians (13.71%), Two or More Races (5.09%), African Americans (2.09%) and Native Americans (0.13%).

Based on household incomes, Arlyne & Alan Weber Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 47.75% compared to 40.73% at Brookwood 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, Arlyne & Alan Weber Elementary School has a higher number of English Language Learners comprising 40.21% of its student population compared to 39.56% at Brookwood Elementary School.

In addition, Arlyne & Alan Weber Elementary School has 39.55% bilingual students, 9.66% are in the gifted and talented program, while 12.04% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Brookwood Elementary School with 51.57% bilingual students, 15.67% gifted and talented students and 10.70% students in the special education program.

52 teachers employed at Arlyne & Alan Weber Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.4 years. The 45 teachers at Brookwood Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, Arlyne & Alan Weber Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 19 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 14 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Brookwood Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 16 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 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 Arlyne & Alan Weber Elementary School there are 47 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five 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 13 more working as school support staff.

At Brookwood Elementary School there are 44 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by six teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and 12 more working as school support staff.