Compare Bush Elementary School with Hicks Elementary School

Bush Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89) 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 71 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and 77 in closing performance gaps. It scored 88 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, Hicks Elementary School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 72 in student achievement, 93 in school progress, 77 in closing performance gaps and 88 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. Bush Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Hicks Elementary School’s three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics and with 25% student progress.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Bush Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 86.33% of student population, followed by African Americans (9.83%), Asians (1.80%), Whites or Caucasians (1.44%) and Native Americans (0.48%). There is no Two or More Races student in the school.

The student population at Hicks Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 47.61%, followed by African Americans (32.30%), Asians (16.57%), Whites or Caucasians (2.95%) and Two or More Races (0.28%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Bush Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 88.73% compared to 85.39% at Hicks 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, Bush Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 82.61% of its student population compared to 58.85% at Hicks Elementary School.

In addition, Bush Elementary School has 85.13% bilingual students, 0.72% are in the gifted and talented program, while 6.35% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Hicks Elementary School with 58.85% bilingual students, 1.97% gifted and talented students and 13.76% students in the special education program.

66 teachers employed at Bush Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.2 years. The 56 teachers at Hicks Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, Bush Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 23 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 24 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Hicks Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 17 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 16 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 11 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 Bush Elementary School there are 52 female teachers and 13 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by 18 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

At Hicks Elementary School there are 52 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by 18 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.