Compare Collins Elementary School with Bush Elementary School

Collins 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 71 in student achievement, 79 in school progress and 75 in closing performance gaps. It scored 78 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, Bush Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 71 in student achievement, 92 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.

Bush Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Collins Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Collins Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 67.69% of student population, followed by African Americans (17.50%), Asians (12.85%), Whites or Caucasians (1.47%) and Native Americans (0.37%). There is no Two or More Races student in the school.

At Bush Elementary School, Hispanics make up 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.

Based on household incomes, Collins Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 90.94% compared to 88.73% at Bush 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, Collins Elementary School has 681 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 83.35% of student population. Bush Elementary School has more ELLs at 689 or about 82.61% of student population.

In addition, Collins Elementary School has 83.35% bilingual students, 0.61% are in the gifted and talented program, while 9.55% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Bush Elementary School with 85.13% bilingual students, 0.72% gifted and talented students and 6.35% students in the special education program.

70 teachers employed at Collins Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 8.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.3 years. The 66 teachers at Bush Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 8.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, Collins Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 27 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 18 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 19 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. 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.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Collins Elementary School there are 65 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by 20 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and nine more working as school support staff.

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.