Compare Austin Elementary School with Galatas Elementary School

Austin 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 75 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 81 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, Galatas Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 95 in student achievement, 84 in school progress, 77 in closing performance gaps and 90 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. Austin Elementary School's three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics and with 25% student progress. Galatas Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Post-Secondary.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Austin Elementary School. They make up for 59.18% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (37.84%), Two or More Races (1.36%), African Americans (0.99%), Native Americans (0.50%) and Asians (0.12%).

At Galatas Elementary School, Whites or Caucasians make up 67.61% of student population, followed by Hispanics (14.06%), Asians (10.84%), Two or More Races (4.52%), African Americans (2.45%) and Native Americans (0.52%).

Based on household incomes, Austin Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 74.94% compared to 6.71% at Galatas 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, Austin Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 40.94% of its student population compared to 8.00% at Galatas Elementary School.

In addition, Austin Elementary School has 40.45% bilingual students, 2.61% are in the gifted and talented program, while 9.43% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Galatas Elementary School with 7.61% bilingual students, 13.16% gifted and talented students and 8.90% students in the special education program.

54 teachers employed at Austin Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.9 years. The 45 teachers at Galatas Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12 years.

Of its teaching staff, Austin Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Galatas Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 19 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten 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 Austin Elementary School there are 48 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by 17 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and nine more working as school support staff.

At Galatas Elementary School there are 43 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five 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.