Compare Cesar Chavez Primary School with Lowery Road

Cesar Chavez Primary 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 59 in student achievement, 89 in school progress and 75 in closing performance gaps. It scored 85 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, Lowery Road also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 64 in student achievement, 94 in school progress, 77 in closing performance gaps and 89 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.

Lowery Road's one out of seven distinction is in with 25% student progress. Cesar Chavez Primary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Cesar Chavez Primary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 88.44% of student population, followed by African Americans (6.21%), Whites or Caucasians (4.07%), Asians (1.07%) and Two or More Races (0.21%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Lowery Road, African Americans are the biggest group, comprising 54.26% of student population, followed by Hispanics (32.22%), Whites or Caucasians (6.30%), Asians (5.00%) and Two or More Races (2.22%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Cesar Chavez Primary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 94.00% compared to 87.22% at Lowery Road.

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, Cesar Chavez Primary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 62.74% of its student population compared to 27.78% at Lowery Road.

Cesar Chavez Primary School’s bilingual students comprise 59.74%, gifted and talented students, 7.92%, while 16.92% are in the special education program. Lowery Road bilingual students comprise 26.67%, gifted and talented students, 3.89%, and 13.89% are in the special education program.

30 teachers employed at Cesar Chavez Primary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.7 years. The 39 teachers at Lowery Road have been serving the school for an average of 10.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.9 years.

Of its teaching staff, Cesar Chavez Primary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Lowery Road has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while nine 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 Cesar Chavez Primary School there are 29 female teachers and one male teacher only. 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 two staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.

At Lowery Road there are 33 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 13 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.