Compare Beard Elementary School with Blattman Elementary School

Beard 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 92 in student achievement, 90 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 94 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, Blattman Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 94 in student achievement, 94 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 96 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. Beard Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Comparative Closing the Gaps. Blattman Elementary School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Beard Elementary School. They make up for 43.82% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (34.59%), Asians (14.71%), Two or More Races (4.07%), African Americans (2.50%) and Native Americans (0.16%).

The student population at Blattman Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 44.33%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (42.31%), Asians (7.49%), Two or More Races (3.44%), African Americans (1.82%) and Native Americans (0.20%).

Based on household incomes, Beard Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 12.05% compared to 9.51% at Blattman 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, Beard Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 8.14% of its student population compared to 4.45% at Blattman Elementary School.

Beard Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 0.31%, gifted and talented students, 8.61%, while 11.74% are in the special education program. Blattman Elementary School bilingual students comprise 1.01%, gifted and talented students, 8.50%, and 12.15% are in the special education program.

39 teachers employed at Beard Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 14.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 18 years. The 32 teachers at Blattman Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 10.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.1 years.

Of its teaching staff, Beard Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 14 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while one teacher only has been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Blattman Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven 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 Beard Elementary School there are 37 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by seven teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.

At Blattman Elementary School there are 30 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by five 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.