Compare Austin Elementary School with Giesinger 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, Giesinger Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 88 in student achievement, 83 in school progress, 82 in closing performance gaps and 86 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. Giesinger Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Mathematics.

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%).

The student population at Giesinger Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 48.52%, followed by Hispanics (26.54%), African Americans (13.95%), Asians (5.56%), Two or More Races (5.31%) and Native Americans (0.12%).

Based on household incomes, Austin Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 74.94% compared to 43.95% at Giesinger 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 6.79% at Giesinger 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 Giesinger Elementary School with 5.80% bilingual students, 3.83% gifted and talented students and 11.36% 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 48 teachers at Giesinger Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.4 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. Giesinger Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 14 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 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 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 Giesinger Elementary School there are 47 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, seven 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 six more working as school support staff.