Compare Burnett Elementary School with Kruse Elementary School

Burnett 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 58 in student achievement, 74 in school progress and 65 in closing performance gaps. It scored 71 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, Kruse Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 64 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 76 in closing performance gaps and 85 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 Burnett Elementary School and Kruse 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 Burnett Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 73.85% of student population, followed by African Americans (14.17%), Asians (4.99%), Whites or Caucasians (4.79%) and Two or More Races (2.20%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Kruse Elementary School, Hispanics make up 93.36% of student population, followed by African Americans (3.10%), Whites or Caucasians (3.10%), Native Americans (0.22%) and Two or More Races (0.22%). There is no Asians student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Burnett Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 83.43% compared to 94.91% at Kruse 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, Burnett Elementary School has 170 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 33.93% of student population. Kruse Elementary School has slightly more ELLs at 184 or about 40.71% of student population.

Burnett Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 30.94%, gifted and talented students, 2.79%, while 18.36% are in the special education program. Kruse Elementary School bilingual students comprise 36.50%, gifted and talented students, 1.99%, and 10.18% are in the special education program.

44 teachers employed at Burnett Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.8 years. The 36 teachers at Kruse Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, Burnett Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Kruse Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, 16 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Burnett Elementary School there are 42 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 23 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.

At Kruse Elementary School there are 33 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.