Compare Bear Creek Elementary School with James E Williams Elementary School

Bear Creek 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 64 in student achievement, 74 in school progress and 70 in closing performance gaps. It scored 73 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, James E Williams Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 92 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 88 in closing performance gaps and 91 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.

Distinction Designations for Bear Creek Elementary School and James E Williams Elementary School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Bear Creek Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 68.07% of student population, followed by African Americans (15.51%), Whites or Caucasians (13.10%), Two or More Races (1.66%), Asians (1.51%) and Native Americans (0.15%).

The student population at James E Williams Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 42.89%, followed by Hispanics (40.41%), Asians (9.37%), Two or More Races (4.85%) and African Americans (2.48%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Bear Creek Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 82.23% compared to 34.54% at James E Williams 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, Bear Creek Elementary School has 307 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 46.23% of student population. James E Williams Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 334 or about 37.70% of student population.

In addition, Bear Creek Elementary School has 46.54% bilingual students, 1.05% are in the gifted and talented program, while 16.27% are in the special education program. This stacks up against James E Williams Elementary School with 37.70% bilingual students, 5.42% gifted and talented students and 16.37% students in the special education program.

60 teachers employed at Bear Creek Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.8 years. The 67 teachers at James E Williams Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, Bear Creek Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 22 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 18 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. James E Williams Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 14 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 23 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Bear Creek Elementary School there are 52 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight 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 James E Williams Elementary School there are 62 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by 22 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.