Compare Birdwell School with Jones Elementary School

Birdwell 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 91 in student achievement, 92 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, Jones Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 69 in student achievement, 85 in school progress, 73 in closing performance gaps and 81 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. Birdwell School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Jones Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Science.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Birdwell School is Hispanics who make up nearly 92.06% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (4.99%), African Americans (1.59%) and Two or More Races (1.36%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.

The student population at Jones Elementary School is also predominantly by African Americans at 53.41%, followed by Hispanics (38.35%), Whites or Caucasians (7.67%), Asians (0.28%) and Native Americans (0.28%). There is no Two or More Races student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Birdwell School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 80.50% compared to 90.91% at Jones 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, Birdwell School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 71.88% of its student population compared to 13.07% at Jones Elementary School.

Birdwell School’s bilingual students comprise 94.56%, gifted and talented students, 13.15%, while 7.94% are in the special education program. Jones Elementary School bilingual students comprise 10.23%, gifted and talented students, 3.98%, and 17.61% are in the special education program.

26 teachers employed at Birdwell School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.5 years. The 25 teachers at Jones Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 5.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, Birdwell School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while four teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Jones Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, five teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Birdwell School there are 18 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by six teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and two more working as school support staff.

At Jones Elementary School there are 24 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by eight teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.