Compare Armstrong Elementary School with Buckalew Elementary School

Armstrong Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) 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 69 in student achievement, 79 in school progress and 75 in closing performance gaps. It scored 78 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, Buckalew Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 96 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 97 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. Armstrong Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Mathematics. Buckalew Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Armstrong Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 71.74% of student population, followed by African Americans (12.89%), Whites or Caucasians (11.57%), Two or More Races (2.81%) and Native Americans (0.83%). There is no Asians student in the school.

At Buckalew Elementary School, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 59.46% of student population, followed by Hispanics (21.92%), Asians (9.91%), Two or More Races (5.26%), African Americans (3.15%) and Native Americans (0.30%).

Based on household incomes, Armstrong Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 94.38% compared to 10.81% at Buckalew 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, Armstrong Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 54.88% of its student population compared to 9.01% at Buckalew Elementary School.

In addition, Armstrong Elementary School has 53.88% bilingual students, 0.33% are in the gifted and talented program, while 10.91% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Buckalew Elementary School with 8.41% bilingual students, 10.51% gifted and talented students and 7.21% students in the special education program.

42 teachers employed at Armstrong Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 4.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.5 years. The 39 teachers at Buckalew Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.9 years.

Of its teaching staff, Armstrong Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Buckalew Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten 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 Armstrong Elementary School there are 35 female teachers and seven male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven 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 eight more working as school support staff.

At Buckalew Elementary School there are 37 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six 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 five more working as school support staff.