Compare Barnes Elementary School with Mireles Elementary School

Barnes 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 80 in student achievement, 93 in school progress and an impressive100 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, Mireles Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 83 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 94 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.

Both schools garnered only two distinction designations or awards for performance. These are in with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Barnes Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 67.42% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (23.11%), Asians (4.17%), Two or More Races (2.89%), African Americans (2.09%) and Native Americans (0.32%).

At Mireles Elementary School, Hispanics make up 66.28% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (22.04%), Asians (4.67%), Two or More Races (3.67%), African Americans (3.01%) and Native Americans (0.33%).

Based on household incomes, Barnes Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 51.85% compared to 39.23% at Mireles 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, Barnes Elementary School has a higher number of English Language Learners comprising 4.65% of its student population compared to 3.51% at Mireles Elementary School.

Barnes Elementary School has no gifted and talented student, while 10.27% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 4.65% students. Mireles Elementary School has no gifted and talented student, while 12.19% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 3.01% students.

38 teachers employed at Barnes Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.4 years. The 39 teachers at Mireles Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 7.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.9 years.

Of its teaching staff, Barnes Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Mireles Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 15 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 Barnes Elementary School there are 36 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four 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.

At Mireles Elementary School there are 38 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, five 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 six more working as school support staff.